metallifer

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Latin

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Etymology

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From metallum (metal) +‎ -fer (-carrying).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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metallifer (feminine metallifera, neuter metalliferum); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)

  1. yielding or abounding in metal

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 metallifer metallifera metalliferum metalliferī metalliferae metallifera
Genitive metalliferī metalliferae metalliferī metalliferōrum metalliferārum metalliferōrum
Dative metalliferō metalliferō metalliferīs
Accusative metalliferum metalliferam metalliferum metalliferōs metalliferās metallifera
Ablative metalliferō metalliferā metalliferō metalliferīs
Vocative metallifer metallifera metalliferum metalliferī metalliferae metallifera
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Descendants

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  • English: metalliferous
  • French: métallifère
  • Italian: metallifero

References

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