LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

lānificus

lānificus (feminine lānifica, neuter lānificum)
Classical[ɫaːˈnɪ.fɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[laˈniː.fi.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveworking in wool (namely, spinning, weaving, etc.)

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Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativelānificuslānificalānificum
genitivelānificīlānificaelānificī
dativelānificōlānificaelānificō
accusativelānificumlānificamlānificum
ablativelānificōlānificālānificō
vocativelānificelānificalānificum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativelānificīlānificaelānifica
genitivelānificōrumlānificārumlānificōrum
dativelānificīslānificīslānificīs
accusativelānificōslānificāslānifica
ablativelānificīslānificīslānificīs
vocativelānificīlānificaelānifica

lānĭfĭcus, a, um, adj. lana-facio,
I. wool-working, that works in wool, i. e. spinning, weaving, etc. (poet.): manus, Tib. 2, 1, 10: ars, Ov. M. 6, 6; Claud. in Eutr. 2, 382: sorores, the spinning sisters, i. e. the Fates, Mart. 6, 58, 7; cf. Juv. 12, 66.—
II. Subst.: lānĭfĭca, ae, f., a wool-spinner, Dig. 33, 7, 12, § 5 sq.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂welh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂
  3. Proto-Italic*wlāna
  4. Latinlānificus

Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Latin lānificus From lāna (“wool”) + -ficus.

Quick answers

What does lānificus mean in Latin?
lānificus, a adjective, means “working in wool (namely, spinning, weaving, etc.)”.
How do you pronounce lānificus?
In classical Latin, [ɫaːˈnɪ.fɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [laˈniː.fi.kus].
Where does lānificus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ → Proto-Italic *wlāna → Latin lānificus.