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

ignifer

ignifer (feminine ignifera, neuter igniferum)
Classical[ˈɪŋ.nɪ.fɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈiɲ.ɲi.fer]

Meaning

  1. adjectivefiery
  2. adjectivebearing fire

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativein -er
ignifer		igniferaigniferum
genitiveigniferīigniferaeigniferī
dativeigniferōigniferaeigniferō
accusativeigniferumigniferamigniferum
ablativeigniferōigniferāigniferō
vocativeigniferigniferaigniferum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeigniferīigniferaeignifera
genitiveigniferōrumigniferārumigniferōrum
dativeigniferīsigniferīsigniferīs
accusativeigniferōsigniferāsignifera
ablativeigniferīsigniferīsigniferīs
vocativeigniferīigniferaeignifera

ignĭfer, ĕra, ĕrum, adj. ignis-fero,
I. fire-bearing, fiery (poet.).
I. Lit.: aether, Lucr. 5, 459; 490: fulmen, id. 6, 379: lampades, id. 2, 25: axis, Ov. M. 2, 59: sidus, Prud. ap. Symm. 2, 1027: tauri, Val. Fl. 8, 342.—*
II. Trop.: ignifero mentes furiabat in iram Hortatu, Sil. 17, 294.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁engʷ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥gʷnís
  3. Proto-Italic*engʷnis
  4. Latinignifer

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 ignifer From ignis (“fire”) + -fer (“carrying”).

Quick answers

What does ignifer mean in Latin?
ignifer, a adjective, means “fiery; bearing fire”.
How do you pronounce ignifer?
In classical Latin, [ˈɪŋ.nɪ.fɛr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈiɲ.ɲi.fer].
Where does ignifer come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁engʷ- → Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥gʷnís → Proto-Italic *engʷnis → Latin ignifer.