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

bifer

bifer (feminine bifera, neuter biferum)
Classical[ˈbɪ.fɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈbiː.fer]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveflowering or fruiting twice each year

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativein -er
bifer		biferabiferum
genitivebiferībiferaebiferī
dativebiferōbiferaebiferō
accusativebiferumbiferambiferum
ablativebiferōbiferābiferō
vocativebiferbiferabiferum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativebiferībiferaebifera
genitivebiferōrumbiferārumbiferōrum
dativebiferīsbiferīsbiferīs
accusativebiferōsbiferāsbifera
ablativebiferīsbiferīsbiferīs
vocativebiferībiferaebifera

bĭfer, ĕra, ĕrum, adj. bis-fero.
I. Lit., bearing fruit twice a year: arbor, malus, etc., Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 7: ficus, Col. 10, 403; 5, 10, 11; Plin. 13, 22, 41, § 121; 16, 27, 50, § 114; Suet. Aug. 76: biferique rosaria Paesti, Verg. G. 4, 119 (acc. to Serv. the rose blossomed twice in a year at Paestum).— *
II. Transf., of twofold form: biferum Centauri corpus, a horse and man, Manil. 4, 230.

Origins

bi- + -fer

Descendants
  • Spanishbreva
  • Galicianbreva
  • Galicianbévera
  • Galicianbévora
  • Sicilianbìfiru
  • Libyan Arabicبيثرfrom Arabic بَيْثَر
  • Maltesebajtarfrom Arabic بَيْثَر
  • Tunisian Arabicبيثرfrom Arabic بَيْثَر
  • Tunisian Arabicبيفرfrom Arabic بَيْثَر

Quick answers

What does bifer mean in Latin?
bifer, a adjective, means “flowering or fruiting twice each year”.
How do you pronounce bifer?
In classical Latin, [ˈbɪ.fɛr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈbiː.fer].