falciger

English

Noun

falciger (plural falcigers)

1. A seta that has a curved tip

Latin

Etymology

From falx (“scythe”) +‎ -ger (“bearing”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈfal.ki.ɡer/, [ˈfäɫ̪kɪɡɛr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfal.t͡ʃi.d͡ʒer/, [ˈfäl̠ʲt͡ʃid͡ʒer]

Adjective

falciger (feminine falcigera, neuter falcigerum); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)

1. sickle-bearing

Declension

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

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	falciger	falcigera	falcigerum		falcigerī	falcigerae	falcigera
Genitive	falcigerī	falcigerae	falcigerī		falcigerōrum	falcigerārum	falcigerōrum
Dative	falcigerō		falcigerō		falcigerīs
Accusative	falcigerum	falcigeram	falcigerum		falcigerōs	falcigerās	falcigera
Ablative	falcigerō	falcigerā	falcigerō		falcigerīs
Vocative	falciger	falcigera	falcigerum		falcigerī	falcigerae	falcigera

References

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