odorifer

Latin

Etymology

odor (“smell”) (oblique stem odōr-) +‎ -fer (“bearing, carrying”)

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /oˈdoː.ri.fer/, [ɔˈdoː.rɪ.fɛr]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /oˈdo.ri.fer/, [oˈdoː.ri.fer]
  • (Vulgar) IPA(key): /oˈdoː.ri.fer/, [oˈðo.re.fer]

Adjective

odōrifer (feminine odōrifera, neuter odōriferum); first/second declension

  1. fragrant, odoriferous
  2. Producing perfumes or spices.
  3. sweet, flattering, precious

Inflection

First/second declension, nominative masculine singular in -er.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative odōrifer odōrifera odōriferum odōriferī odōriferae odōrifera
Genitive odōriferī odōriferae odōriferī odōriferōrum odōriferārum odōriferōrum
Dative odōriferō odōriferō odōriferīs
Accusative odōriferum odōriferam odōriferum odōriferōs odōriferās odōrifera
Ablative odōriferō odōriferā odōriferō odōriferīs
Vocative odōrifer odōrifera odōriferum odōriferī odōriferae odōrifera

Descendants

References
  • odorifer in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • odorifer in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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