Latin edit

Etymology edit

From sacer (sacred, holy) +‎ -fer (-carrying).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

sacrifer (feminine sacrifera, neuter sacriferum); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)

  1. bearing sacred things

Declension edit

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

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative sacrifer sacrifera sacriferum sacriferī sacriferae sacrifera
Genitive sacriferī sacriferae sacriferī sacriferōrum sacriferārum sacriferōrum
Dative sacriferō sacriferō sacriferīs
Accusative sacriferum sacriferam sacriferum sacriferōs sacriferās sacrifera
Ablative sacriferō sacriferā sacriferō sacriferīs
Vocative sacrifer sacrifera sacriferum sacriferī sacriferae sacrifera

Related terms edit

References edit

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