Noun: signifer
Hyphenation:
Gender: Masculine
Declension: Second
Nominative
| Singular | signifer |
| Plural | signiferī |
Genitive
| Singular | signiferī |
| Plural | signiferōrum |
Dative
| Singular | signiferō |
| Plural | signiferīs |
Accusative
| Singular | signiferum |
| Plural | signiferōs |
Ablative
| Singular | signiferō |
| Plural | signiferīs |
Vocative
| Singular | signifer |
| Plural | signiferī |
Sample Sentences
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signa, decus bellī, Parthus Rōmāna tenēbat,
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Rōmānaeque aquilae signifer hostis erat.
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The Roman [military] standards – the glory of war – a Parthian was holding, and the standard-bearer of the Roman eagle was an enemy.
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(See: Phraates V; aquilifer; signifer.) [8 CE, Ovidius, Fasti 5.585–586]
Nouns inflected like signifer
sexvir,
quīnquevir,
congener,
contiger,
dapifer,
aquilifer,
septemvir,
vīgintisexvir,
presbyter,
duumvir,
salūtiger,
rangifer,
noctifer,
cōnsocer,
novemvir,
signifer,
scutifer,
duodecimvir,
sēmivir,
crucifer, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *sek-?
3. Proto-Indo-European *-nóm
4. Proto-Italic *segnom
5. Latin signum
6. Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-
7. Proto-Indo-European *-ós
8. Proto-Indo-European *bʰorós
9. Proto-Italic *-foros
10. Latin -fer
11. Latin signifer
12. From signum (“sign”) + -fer (“carrying”).
Verbs referencing "signifer"
Italian Nouns
signifero.
Translations