aquilifer, aquiliferi:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension · variant: 3rd
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Military
standard bearer of a legion, officer who carried the eagle standard;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | aquilifer | aquiliferi |
| Gen. | aquiliferi | aquiliferorum |
| Dat. | aquilifero | aquiliferis |
| Acc. | aquiliferum | aquiliferos |
| Voc. | aquilifer | aquiliferi |
| Abl. | aquilifero | aquiliferis |
Examples
- G
Divus Iulius
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (Suetonius) from DE VITIS CAESARUM
"...hostem et quidem adeo plerumque trepidos, ut aquilifer[o] moranti se cuspide sit comminatus, alius in manu detinentis..." - G
Liber V
Gaius Julius Caesar from COMMENTARIORUM LIBRI VII DE BELLO GALLICOCUM A. HIRTI SUPPLEMENTO
"...recipiunt unde erant egressi. Ex quibus Lucius Petrosidius aquilifer, cum magna multitudine hostium premeretur, aquilam intra vallum proiecit..." - G
Liber III
Gaius Julius Caesar from COMMENTARIORUM LIBRI III DE BELLO CIVILI
"...proelio cum gravi vulnere esset affectus aquilifer et a viribus deficeretur, conspicatus equites nostros, "hanc ego," inquit..." - P
Liber I
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...aquilam amplexus religione sese tutabatur, ac ni aquilifer Calpurnius vim extremam arcuisset, rarum etiam inter hostis, legatus populi..." - P
Liber I
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from HISTORIAE
"...quae kalendas Ianuarias secuta est in coloniam Agrippinensem aquilifer quartae legionis epulanti Vitellio nuntiat quartam et duetvicensimam legiones..."