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-iger

-iger

See also: ígér

Latin

Suffix

-iger m (feminine -igera, neuter -igerum); first/second declension

  1. Forms adjectives meaning “-bearing, -carrying” from nouns.

Usage notes

  • The adjectives created with this suffix tend to be poetic and also have an analogous (and often more common) form created with the suffix -ifer.

Declension

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

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative -iger -igera -igerum -igerī -igerae -igera
genitive -igerī -igerae -igerī -igerōrum -igerārum -igerōrum
dative -igerō -igerō -igerīs
accusative -igerum -igeram -igerum -igerōs -igerās -igera
ablative -igerō -igerā -igerō -igerīs
vocative -iger -igera -igerum -igerī -igerae -igera

Derived terms

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