ensiger

Latin

Etymology

ēnsis (“sword”) +‎ -ger (“bearing”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈen.si.ɡer/, [ˈẽːs̠ɪɡɛr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈen.si.d͡ʒer/, [ˈɛnsid͡ʒer]

Adjective

ēnsiger (feminine ēnsigera, neuter ēnsigerum); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)

1. sword-bearing

Declension

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

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ēnsiger	ēnsigera	ēnsigerum		ēnsigerī	ēnsigerae	ēnsigera
genitive	ēnsigerī	ēnsigerae	ēnsigerī		ēnsigerōrum	ēnsigerārum	ēnsigerōrum
dative	ēnsigerō	ēnsigerae	ēnsigerō		ēnsigerīs
accusative	ēnsigerum	ēnsigeram	ēnsigerum		ēnsigerōs	ēnsigerās	ēnsigera
ablative	ēnsigerō	ēnsigerā	ēnsigerō		ēnsigerīs
vocative	ēnsiger	ēnsigera	ēnsigerum		ēnsigerī	ēnsigerae	ēnsigera

References

• “ensiger”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ensiger”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ensiger in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.