crucifer
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin crucifer (“cross-bearer”), from crux (“cross”) + ferō (“I carry, bear”).
Noun[edit]
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: Brassicaceae may be used as an alternative and equivalent name for this family.
Hyponyms[edit]
- (botany): arugula, broccoli, Brussels sprout, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, mustard greens, radish, spring greens, watercress
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
(religion) person who carries a cross
(botany) a member of the family Cruciferae
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From crux (“cross”) + -fer (“bearer”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkru.ki.fer/, [ˈkrʊkɪfɛr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkru.t͡ʃi.fer/, [ˈkruːt͡ʃifer]
Noun[edit]
crucifer m (genitive cruciferī); second declension
- the cross-bearer, that is Jēsūs Chrīstus
- (post-classical, historical) the Kreuzer (German coin bearing cross)
- (Medieval Latin) crusader
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -er).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | crucifer | cruciferī |
Genitive | cruciferī | cruciferōrum |
Dative | cruciferō | cruciferīs |
Accusative | cruciferum | cruciferōs |
Ablative | cruciferō | cruciferīs |
Vocative | crucifer | cruciferī |
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “crucifer”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- crucifer in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- crucifer in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
- Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976) “crucifer”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill, page 283
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