dactylifer

Latin

Etymology

New Latin; from dactylus (“finger, long date or grape”) +‎ -fer (“bearing”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /dakˈty.li.fer/, [d̪äkˈt̪ʏlʲɪfɛr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /dakˈti.li.fer/, [d̪äkˈt̪iːlifer]

Adjective

dactylifer (feminine dactylifera, neuter dactyliferum); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)

1. (New Latin) bearing long dates or grapes, or fingerlike objects

Declension

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

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	dactylifer	dactylifera	dactyliferum		dactyliferī	dactyliferae	dactylifera
genitive	dactyliferī	dactyliferae	dactyliferī		dactyliferōrum	dactyliferārum	dactyliferōrum
dative	dactyliferō	dactyliferae	dactyliferō		dactyliferīs
accusative	dactyliferum	dactyliferam	dactyliferum		dactyliferōs	dactyliferās	dactylifera
ablative	dactyliferō	dactyliferā	dactyliferō		dactyliferīs
vocative	dactylifer	dactylifera	dactyliferum		dactyliferī	dactyliferae	dactylifera

Derived terms

• Amorphophallus dactylifer
• Phoenix dactylifera