furcifer

== Latin == === Etymology === From furca +‎ -fer. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈfʊr.kɪ.fɛr] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈfur.t͡ʃi.fer] === Noun === furcifer m (genitive furciferī); second declension (derogatory) yoke-bearer (a term of abuse, usually of slaves) rascal, scoundrel, rogue Synonyms: verberō, mastīgia ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -er). === 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 “furcifer”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “furcifer”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin