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

deifer

deifer (feminine deifera, neuter deiferum)
Classical[ˈde.ɪ.fɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈdɛː.i.fer]

Meaning

  1. EcclesiasticalLate LatinLatinadjectivebearing a god, or God, in one's self

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativein -er
deifer		deiferadeiferum
genitivedeiferīdeiferaedeiferī
dativedeiferōdeiferaedeiferō
accusativedeiferumdeiferamdeiferum
ablativedeiferōdeiferādeiferō
vocativedeiferdeiferadeiferum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativedeiferīdeiferaedeifera
genitivedeiferōrumdeiferārumdeiferōrum
dativedeiferīsdeiferīsdeiferīs
accusativedeiferōsdeiferāsdeifera
ablativedeiferīsdeiferīsdeiferīs
vocativedeiferīdeiferaedeifera

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dyew-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*deywós
  3. Proto-Italic*deiwos
  4. Latindeifer

Old Latin deivosder. Latin deus 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 deifer From deus (“god”) + -fer.

Quick answers

What does deifer mean in Latin?
deifer, a adjective, means “bearing a god, or God, in one's self”.
How do you pronounce deifer?
In classical Latin, [ˈde.ɪ.fɛr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈdɛː.i.fer].
Where does deifer come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dyew- → Proto-Indo-European *deywós → Proto-Italic *deiwos → Latin deifer.