peltifer

Latin

Etymology

From pelta (“a small crescent-shaped shield”) +‎ -fer (“-carrying”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpel.ti.fer/, [ˈpɛɫ̪t̪ɪfɛr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpel.ti.fer/, [ˈpɛl̪t̪ifer]

Adjective

peltifer (feminine peltifera, neuter peltiferum); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)

1. armed with a pelta; shield-bearing

Declension

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

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	peltifer	peltifera	peltiferum		peltiferī	peltiferae	peltifera
genitive	peltiferī	peltiferae	peltiferī		peltiferōrum	peltiferārum	peltiferōrum
dative	peltiferō	peltiferae	peltiferō		peltiferīs
accusative	peltiferum	peltiferam	peltiferum		peltiferōs	peltiferās	peltifera
ablative	peltiferō	peltiferā	peltiferō		peltiferīs
vocative	peltifer	peltifera	peltiferum		peltiferī	peltiferae	peltifera

Related terms

• pelta
• peltasta, peltastes
• peltātus

References

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