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

fūmifer

fūmifer (feminine fūmifera, neuter fūmiferum)
Classical[ˈfuː.mɪ.fɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈfuː.mi.fer]

Meaning

  1. adjectivesmoke-bearing
  2. adjectivesmoking, steaming

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativein -er
fūmifer		fūmiferafūmiferum
genitivefūmiferīfūmiferaefūmiferī
dativefūmiferōfūmiferaefūmiferō
accusativefūmiferumfūmiferamfūmiferum
ablativefūmiferōfūmiferāfūmiferō
vocativefūmiferfūmiferafūmiferum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativefūmiferīfūmiferaefūmifera
genitivefūmiferōrumfūmiferārumfūmiferōrum
dativefūmiferīsfūmiferīsfūmiferīs
accusativefūmiferōsfūmiferāsfūmifera
ablativefūmiferīsfūmiferīsfūmiferīs
vocativefūmiferīfūmiferaefūmifera

fūmĭfer, ĕra, ĕrum, adj. fumus-fero,
I. producing smoke, smoking, steaming (poet.): ignes, Verg. A. 9, 522: nox (in antro Caci), id. ib. 8, 255: Aponus, Luc. 7, 193.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰewh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰuh₂mós
  3. Proto-Italic*θūmos
  4. Proto-Italic*fūmos
  5. Latinfūmifer

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 fūmifer From fūmus (“smoke”) + -fer.

Descendants
  • Englishfumiferous
  • Italianfumifero

Quick answers

What does fūmifer mean in Latin?
fūmifer, a adjective, means “smoke-bearing; smoking, steaming”.
How do you pronounce fūmifer?
In classical Latin, [ˈfuː.mɪ.fɛr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈfuː.mi.fer].
Where does fūmifer come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *dʰuh₂mós → Proto-Italic *θūmos → Proto-Italic *fūmos → Latin fūmifer.