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crucifer
crucifer
English
Noun
crucifer (plural crucifers)
- (Christianity) A person who carries a cross in a religious procession, a cross bearer.
- (botany) a member of the family Cruciferae, the cabbage family, including cabbage and mustard
- Note: It is allowed to use Brassicaceae as an alternative and equivalent name for this family.
Derived terms
Translations
(botany) a member of the family Cruciferae
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Latin
Etymology
From crux (“cross”) + ferō (“I carry, bear”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkru.ki.fer/
Adjective
crucifer m (genitive cruciferī); second declension
- bearing a cross, cruciferous
Inflection
Second declension, nominative singular in -er.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | crucifer | cruciferī |
| genitive | cruciferī | cruciferōrum |
| dative | cruciferō | cruciferīs |
| accusative | cruciferum | cruciferōs |
| ablative | cruciferō | cruciferīs |
| vocative | crucifer1 | cruciferī |
1May also be crucifere.
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References
- crucifer in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “crucifer”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- crucifer in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016