aquilifer
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈkʷi.li.fer/, [äˈkʷɪlʲɪfɛr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈkwi.li.fer/, [äˈkwiːlifer]
Noun edit
aquilifer m (genitive aquiliferī); second declension
- standard-bearer (officer who carried the eagle standard of a legion)
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -er).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | aquilifer | aquiliferī |
| Genitive | aquiliferī | aquiliferōrum |
| Dative | aquiliferō | aquiliferīs |
| Accusative | aquiliferum | aquiliferōs |
| Ablative | aquiliferō | aquiliferīs |
| Vocative | aquilifer | aquiliferī |
References edit
- “aquilifer”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “aquilifer”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- aquilifer in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.