odorifer

Latin

Etymology

odor (“smell”) (oblique stem odōr-) +‎ -fer (“bearing, carrying”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /oˈdoː.ri.fer/, [ɔˈd̪oːrɪfɛr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /oˈdo.ri.fer/, [oˈd̪ɔːrifer]

Adjective

odōrifer (feminine odōrifera, neuter odōriferum); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)

1. fragrant, odoriferous
2. Producing perfumes or spices.
3. sweet, flattering, precious

Declension

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

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	odōrifer	odōrifera	odōriferum		odōriferī	odōriferae	odōrifera
Genitive	odōriferī	odōriferae	odōriferī		odōriferōrum	odōriferārum	odōriferōrum
Dative	odōriferō		odōriferō		odōriferīs
Accusative	odōriferum	odōriferam	odōriferum		odōriferōs	odōriferās	odōrifera
Ablative	odōriferō	odōriferā	odōriferō		odōriferīs
Vocative	odōrifer	odōrifera	odōriferum		odōriferī	odōriferae	odōrifera

Descendants

• → English: odoriferous
• Italian: odorifero

References

• “odorifer”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• odorifer in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian odorifero.

Adjective

odorifer m or n (feminine singular odoriferă, masculine plural odoriferi, feminine and neuter plural odorifere)

1. (rare) odoriferous, odorous

Declension

Declension of odorifer

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	odorifer		odoriferă	odoriferi	odorifere
	definite	odoriferul		odorifera	odoriferii	odoriferele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	odorifer		odorifere	odoriferi	odorifere
	definite	odoriferului		odoriferei	odoriferilor	odoriferelor