Latin edit

Etymology edit

From pluma (downy feather) +‎ -fer (-carrying).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

plumifer (feminine plumifera, neuter plumiferum); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)

  1. Bearing soft, downy feathers

Declension edit

First/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er).

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative plumifer plumifera plumiferum plumiferī plumiferae plumifera
Genitive plumiferī plumiferae plumiferī plumiferōrum plumiferārum plumiferōrum
Dative plumiferō plumiferō plumiferīs
Accusative plumiferum plumiferam plumiferum plumiferōs plumiferās plumifera
Ablative plumiferō plumiferā plumiferō plumiferīs
Vocative plumifer plumifera plumiferum plumiferī plumiferae plumifera

References edit

  • plumifer in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • plumifer in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016