furcifer

See also: Furcifer

Latin

Etymology

From furca +‎ -fer.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈfur.ki.fer/, [ˈfʊrkɪfɛr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfur.t͡ʃi.fer/, [ˈfurt͡ʃifer]

Noun

furcifer m (genitive furciferī); second declension (derogatory)

1. yoke-bearer (a term of abuse, usually of slaves)
2. rascal, scoundrel, rogue

   Synonyms: verberō, mastīgia

Declension

Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -er).

	singular	plural
nominative	furcifer	furciferī
genitive	furciferī	furciferōrum
dative	furciferō	furciferīs
accusative	furciferum	furciferōs
ablative	furciferō	furciferīs
vocative	furcifer	furciferī

References

• “furcifer”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “furcifer”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934) “furcifer”, in Dictionnaire illustré latin-français [Illustrated Latin-French Dictionary] (in French), Hachette.
• “furcifer”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin