LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)

bellifer

bellifer (feminine bellifera, neuter belliferum)
Classical[ˈbɛl.lɪ.fɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈbɛl.li.fer]

Meaning

  1. adjectivemaking war, warlike, war-bringing

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativein -er
bellifer		belliferabelliferum
genitivebelliferībelliferaebelliferī
dativebelliferōbelliferaebelliferō
accusativebelliferumbelliferambelliferum
ablativebelliferōbelliferābelliferō
vocativebelliferbelliferabelliferum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativebelliferībelliferaebellifera
genitivebelliferōrumbelliferārumbelliferōrum
dativebelliferīsbelliferīsbelliferīs
accusativebelliferōsbelliferāsbellifera
ablativebelliferīsbelliferīsbelliferīs
vocativebelliferībelliferaebellifera

bellĭfer, ĕra, ĕrum, adj. bellum-fero,
I. making war, warlike: Italia, Claud. Eutr, 1, 429.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dewh₂-der.?
  2. Proto-Italic*dwenos
  3. Archaic Latinduenos
  4. Old Latin*duenelos?
  5. Old Latinduellum
  6. Latinbellifer

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 bellifer From bellum (“war”) + -fer (“-bringing”).

Descendants
  • Englishbelliferous

Quick answers

What does bellifer mean in Latin?
bellifer, a adjective, means “making war, warlike, war-bringing”.
How do you pronounce bellifer?
In classical Latin, [ˈbɛl.lɪ.fɛr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈbɛl.li.fer].
Where does bellifer come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der.? → Proto-Italic *dwenos → Archaic Latin duenos → Old Latin *duenelos? → Old Latin duellum → Latin bellifer.