odorifer

Latin

Etymology

odor (“smell”) (oblique stem odōr-) +‎ -fer (“bearing, carrying”)

Pronunciation

Adjective

odōrifer (feminine odōrifera, neuter odōriferum); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)

  1. fragrant, odoriferous
  2. Producing perfumes or spices.
  3. sweet, flattering, precious

Declension

First/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er).

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative odōrifer odōrifera odōriferum odōriferī odōriferae odōrifera
Genitive odōriferī odōriferae odōriferī odōriferōrum odōriferārum odōriferōrum
Dative odōriferō odōriferō odōriferīs
Accusative odōriferum odōriferam odōriferum odōriferōs odōriferās odōrifera
Ablative odōriferō odōriferā odōriferō odōriferīs
Vocative odōrifer odōrifera odōriferum odōriferī odōriferae odōrifera

Descendants
  • → English: odoriferous
  • Italian: odorifero

References
  • “odorifer”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • odorifer in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian odorifero.

Adjective

odorifer m or n (feminine singular odoriferă, masculine plural odoriferi, feminine and neuter plural odorifere)

  1. (rare) odoriferous, odorous

Declension
Declension of odorifer
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite odorifer odoriferă odoriferi odorifere
definite odoriferul odorifera odoriferii odoriferele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite odorifer odorifere odoriferi odorifere
definite odoriferului odoriferei odoriferilor odoriferelor
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