LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

aquilifer

aquilifer m (genitive aquiliferī)
Classical[aˈkʷɪ.lɪ.fɛr]Ecclesiastical[aˈkʷiː.li.fer]

Meaning

  1. masculinestandard-bearer (officer who carried the eagle standard of a legion)

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

quī aquilam legiōnis fert
eagle-bearer, standard-bearer
aquilifer -ferī (m) — in De Bello Gallico III, ch. 5

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeaquiliferaquiliferī
genitiveaquiliferīaquiliferōrum
dativeaquiliferōaquiliferīs
accusativeaquiliferumaquiliferōs
ablativeaquiliferōaquiliferīs
vocativeaquiliferaquiliferī

ăquĭlĭfer, fēri, m. aquila-fero,
I. an eaglebearer, standard-bearer, an officer who carried the chief standard of the Roman legion, Caes. B. G. 5, 37; id. B. C. 3, 64; Suet. Aug. 10; Inscr. Orell. 3389; 3477; 4729.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *bʰorós Proto-Italic *-foros Latin -fer Latin aquilifer From aquila + -fer.

Quick answers

What does aquilifer mean in Latin?
aquilifer, a noun, means “standard-bearer (officer who carried the eagle standard of a legion)”.
What is the genitive of aquilifer?
The genitive singular is aquiliferī. aquilifer is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce aquilifer?
In classical Latin, [aˈkʷɪ.lɪ.fɛr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈkʷiː.li.fer].