Latin

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Etymology

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From umbra (shadow) +‎ -fer (-bearing).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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umbrifer (feminine umbrifera, neuter umbriferum); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)

  1. shade-bringing, shade-giving, casting a shadow, shady
  2. bearing or carrying the shades of the dead

Declension

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

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative umbrifer umbrifera umbriferum umbriferī umbriferae umbrifera
Genitive umbriferī umbriferae umbriferī umbriferōrum umbriferārum umbriferōrum
Dative umbriferō umbriferō umbriferīs
Accusative umbriferum umbriferam umbriferum umbriferōs umbriferās umbrifera
Ablative umbriferō umbriferā umbriferō umbriferīs
Vocative umbrifer umbrifera umbriferum umbriferī umbriferae umbrifera

Descendants

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  • English: umbriferous
  • Italian: ombrifero

References

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