legifer

Latin

Etymology

From lex (“law”) +‎ -fer (“carrying”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈleː.ɡi.fer/, [ˈɫ̪eːɡɪfɛr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈle.d͡ʒi.fer/, [ˈlɛːd͡ʒifer]

Adjective

lēgifer (feminine lēgifera, neuter lēgiferum); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)

1. law-giving

Declension

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

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	lēgifer	lēgifera	lēgiferum		lēgiferī	lēgiferae	lēgifera
genitive	lēgiferī	lēgiferae	lēgiferī		lēgiferōrum	lēgiferārum	lēgiferōrum
dative	lēgiferō	lēgiferae	lēgiferō		lēgiferīs
accusative	lēgiferum	lēgiferam	lēgiferum		lēgiferōs	lēgiferās	lēgifera
ablative	lēgiferō	lēgiferā	lēgiferō		lēgiferīs
vocative	lēgifer	lēgifera	lēgiferum		lēgiferī	lēgiferae	lēgifera

Related terms

• lēgitimē
• lēgitimus

References

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

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin legifer.

Adjective

legifer m or n (feminine singular legiferă, masculine plural legiferi, feminine and neuter plural legifere)

1. law-giving

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	legifer		legiferă		legiferi	legifere
	definite	legiferul		legifera		legiferii	legiferele
genitive- dative	indefinite	legifer		legifere		legiferi	legifere
	definite	legiferului		legiferei		legiferilor	legiferelor

References

• legifer in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN