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

corniger

corniger (feminine cornigera, neuter cornigerum)
Classical[ˈkɔr.nɪ.ɡɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔr.ni.d͡ʒer]

Meaning

  1. adjectivehorned, having horns.

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativein -er
corniger		cornigeracornigerum
genitivecornigerīcornigeraecornigerī
dativecornigerōcornigeraecornigerō
accusativecornigerumcornigeramcornigerum
ablativecornigerōcornigerācornigerō
vocativecornigercornigeracornigerum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecornigerīcornigeraecornigera
genitivecornigerōrumcornigerārumcornigerōrum
dativecornigerīscornigerīscornigerīs
accusativecornigerōscornigerāscornigera
ablativecornigerīscornigerīscornigerīs
vocativecornigerīcornigeraecornigera

cornĭger, gĕra, gĕrum, adj. cornugero,
I. having or bearing horns, horned (poet.): cervi, Lucr. 3, 751; Ov. M. 7, 701: matres haedi, Lucr. 2, 368: Taurus, Cic. poët. N. D. 2, 43, 110; Ov. M. 15, 511: juvencae, id. ib. 13, 926: Ammon, id. ib. 5, 17; 15, 309; cf. Stat. Th. 8, 201: fluvius Hesperidum, Verg. A. 8, 77; cf. Numicius, Ov. M. 14, 602: Lyaeus, id. Am. 3, 15, 17; v. Bacchus, I.—Subst.: cornĭgĕra, ōrum, n. (sc. animalia), horned animals, horned cattle, Plin. 11, 37, 85, § 212; 11, 45, 105, § 254 sq. al.; and † cornĭgĕra, ae, f. (sc. cerva), a hind, Inscr. Orell. 1463.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱer-
  2. Latincorniger

Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-der. Proto-Italic *kornū Latin cornū Latin -ger Latin corniger From cornū (“horn”) + -ger (“bearing”).

Quick answers

What does corniger mean in Latin?
corniger, a adjective, means “horned, having horns.”.
How do you pronounce corniger?
In classical Latin, [ˈkɔr.nɪ.ɡɛr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkɔr.ni.d͡ʒer].
Where does corniger come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- → Latin corniger.