mafors

Latin

Alternative forms

• māforte

Etymology

Related to Ancient Greek μαφόρτης (maphórtēs, “veil, head-dress”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈmaː.fors/, [ˈmäːfɔrs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈma.fors/, [ˈmäːfors]

Noun

māfors m (genitive māfortis); third declension

1. A veil worn by women; a small mantel

Declension

Third-declension noun

	singular	plural
nominative	māfors	māfortēs
genitive	māfortis	māfortum
dative	māfortī	māfortibus
accusative	māfortem	māfortēs
ablative	māforte	māfortibus
vocative	māfors	māfortēs

References

• mafors in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.