mafors

Latin

Alternative forms

• māforte

Etymology

Related to Ancient Greek μαφόρτης (maphórtēs, “veil, head-dress”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈmaː.fors/, [ˈmäːfɔrs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈma.fors/, [ˈmäːfors]

Noun

māfors m (genitive māfortis); third declension

1. A veil worn by women; a small mantel

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	māfors	māfortēs
Genitive	māfortis	māfortum
Dative	māfortī	māfortibus
Accusative	māfortem	māfortēs
Ablative	māforte	māfortibus
Vocative	māfors	māfortēs

References

• mafors in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.