Latin edit

Etymology edit

From pōmum (fruit) +‎ -fer (carrying).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

pōmifer (feminine pōmifera, neuter pōmiferum); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)

  1. fruit-bearing

Declension edit

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

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative pōmifer pōmifera pōmiferum pōmiferī pōmiferae pōmifera
Genitive pōmiferī pōmiferae pōmiferī pōmiferōrum pōmiferārum pōmiferōrum
Dative pōmiferō pōmiferō pōmiferīs
Accusative pōmiferum pōmiferam pōmiferum pōmiferōs pōmiferās pōmifera
Ablative pōmiferō pōmiferā pōmiferō pōmiferīs
Vocative pōmifer pōmifera pōmiferum pōmiferī pōmiferae pōmifera

Descendants edit

  • French: pomifère
  • Italian: pomifero
  • Portuguese: pomífero
  • Spanish: pomífero

References edit

  • pomifer”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • pomifer”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • pomifer in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.