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

flammifer

flammifer (feminine flammifera, neuter flammiferum)
Classical[ˈfɫam.mɪ.fɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈflam.mi.fer]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveflame-bearing, burning, fiery

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Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativein -er
flammifer		flammiferaflammiferum
genitiveflammiferīflammiferaeflammiferī
dativeflammiferōflammiferaeflammiferō
accusativeflammiferumflammiferamflammiferum
ablativeflammiferōflammiferāflammiferō
vocativeflammiferflammiferaflammiferum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeflammiferīflammiferaeflammifera
genitiveflammiferōrumflammiferārumflammiferōrum
dativeflammiferīsflammiferīsflammiferīs
accusativeflammiferōsflammiferāsflammifera
ablativeflammiferīsflammiferīsflammiferīs
vocativeflammiferīflammiferaeflammifera

flammĭfer, fĕra, fĕrum, adj. flamma + fero,
I. flame-bearing, i. e. flaming, burning, fiery (poet.): fer mi auxilium; pestem abige a me, flammiferam hanc vim, quae me excruciat, etc., Enn. ap. Cic. Ac. 2, 28, 89 (Trag. 50 ed. Vahl.): crinis (stellae), Ov. M. 15, 849: currus solis, Sil. 5, 55: Olympus, Val. Fl. 1, 4: nox, i. e. lit up by torches, Luc. 5, 402.

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 flammifer From flamma (“flame”) + -fer (“-bearing”).

Descendants
  • Italianfiammifero

In English words that came into English from flammifer

  • flammiferousflammifer

Quick answers

What does flammifer mean in Latin?
flammifer, a adjective, means “flame-bearing, burning, fiery”.
How do you pronounce flammifer?
In classical Latin, [ˈfɫam.mɪ.fɛr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈflam.mi.fer].