claviger
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Latin, from clava (“club”) + gerere (“to carry”).
Noun[edit]
claviger (plural clavigers)
- One who carries a club; a club bearer.
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Latin, from clavis (“key”) + gerere (“to carry”).
Noun[edit]
claviger (plural clavigers)
- One who carries the keys to a place; a keyholder.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
Latin[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From clāva (“club, cudgel”) + gerō (“carry, bear”).
Adjective[edit]
clāviger m (feminine clāvigera, neuter clāvigerum); first/second declension
Usage notes[edit]
Used especially as an epithet of Hercules.
Inflection[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From clāvis (“key”) + gerō (“carry, bear”).
Noun[edit]
clāviger (genitive clāvigerī); m, second declension
Usage notes[edit]
Used especially as an epithet of Janus, god of doors.
Inflection[edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | clāviger | clāvigerī |
| genitive | clāvigerī | clāvigerōrum |
| dative | clāvigerō | clāvigerīs |
| accusative | clāvigerum | clāvigerōs |
| ablative | clāvigerō | clāvigerīs |
| vocative | clāviger 1 | clāvigerī |
1 May also be clāvigere.
