semifer

Latin

Etymology

From sēmi- (“half”) +‎ ferus (“wild, untamed”)

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈseː.mi.fer/, [ˈseː.mɪ.fɛr]

Adjective

sēmifer (feminine sēmifera, neuter sēmiferum); first/second declension

  1. half-beast, such as of a centaur, satyr or Sphinx
  2. half-wild, half-savage

Inflection

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

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative sēmifer sēmifera sēmiferum sēmiferī sēmiferae sēmifera
Genitive sēmiferī sēmiferae sēmiferī sēmiferōrum sēmiferārum sēmiferōrum
Dative sēmiferō sēmiferae sēmiferō sēmiferīs sēmiferīs sēmiferīs
Accusative sēmiferum sēmiferam sēmiferum sēmiferōs sēmiferās sēmifera
Ablative sēmiferō sēmiferā sēmiferō sēmiferīs sēmiferīs sēmiferīs
Vocative sēmifer sēmifera sēmiferum sēmiferī sēmiferae sēmifera

See also

References
  • semifer in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • semifer in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • semifer in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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