spathifer

Latin

Etymology

From spatha +‎ -fer (“-carrying”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈspa.tʰi.fer/, [ˈs̠pät̪ʰɪfɛr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈspa.ti.fer/, [ˈspäːt̪ifer]

Adjective

spathifer (feminine spathifera, neuter spathiferum); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)

1. (New Latin) Bearing spathes (large bracts or similarly shaped parts)

Declension

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

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	spathifer	spathifera	spathiferum		spathiferī	spathiferae	spathifera
Genitive	spathiferī	spathiferae	spathiferī		spathiferōrum	spathiferārum	spathiferōrum
Dative	spathiferō		spathiferō		spathiferīs
Accusative	spathiferum	spathiferam	spathiferum		spathiferōs	spathiferās	spathifera
Ablative	spathiferō	spathiferā	spathiferō		spathiferīs
Vocative	spathifer	spathifera	spathiferum		spathiferī	spathiferae	spathifera

Derived terms

• Aenictus spathifer
• Cercyon spathifer
• Ctonoxylon spathifer
• Haplopodoiulus spathifer
• Ophiomyces spathifer