ensifer

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 2 Latin 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Quotations 2.3 Adjective 2.4 References

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Borrowed from the Latin

[edit] Noun

ensifer (uncountable)

1. (sciences) In microbiology, a genus of the bacteria family of Rhizobiaceae.

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

From Latin ensis (sword) and ferre (to bear).

[edit] Noun

ensĭfer m. (plural ensĭferi)

1. sword-bearer.
2. One name of the constellation Orion, (like Greek ξιφήρης), Lucian 1.665.

[edit] Quotations

• 1835. M. Annaeus Lucanus, Pharsalia (ed. Carolus Hermannus Weise) book 1, line 663 (3.61):

  Ensiferi nimium fulget latus Orionis ?

[edit] Adjective

ensĭfer m., ensĭfĕra f., ensĭfĕrum n.

1. sword-bearing.

[edit] References

• Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary [1]
• Glossary of Latin Words, Bible History Online. (File retrieved 10-19-07)[2]
• M. Annaeus Lucanus (1835) Pharsalia (poem).[3]