pelliger

Latin

Etymology

pellis (“pelt, hide”) +‎ -ger (“bearing”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈpɛl.lɪ.ɡɛr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈpɛl.li.d͡ʒer]

Adjective

pelliger (feminine pelligera, neuter pelligerum); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)

1. clad in skins or furs

Declension

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

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	pelliger	pelligera	pelligerum		pelligerī	pelligerae	pelligera
genitive	pelligerī	pelligerae	pelligerī		pelligerōrum	pelligerārum	pelligerōrum
dative	pelligerō	pelligerae	pelligerō		pelligerīs
accusative	pelligerum	pelligeram	pelligerum		pelligerōs	pelligerās	pelligera
ablative	pelligerō	pelligerā	pelligerō		pelligerīs
vocative	pelliger	pelligera	pelligerum		pelligerī	pelligerae	pelligera

References

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