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

lignifer

lignifer (feminine lignifera, neuter ligniferum)
Classical[ˈlɪŋ.nɪ.fɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈliɲ.ɲi.fer]

Meaning

  1. adjectivebearing, producing or containing wood

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativein -er
lignifer, lignifera, ligniferum		ligniferī
ligniferae, lignifera
genitiveligniferī
ligniferae		ligniferōrum
ligniferārum
dativeligniferō
ligniferae		ligniferīs
accusativeligniferum
ligniferam		ligniferōs
ligniferās, lignifera
ablativeligniferō
ligniferā		ligniferīs
vocativelignifer
lignifera, ligniferum		ligniferī
ligniferae, lignifera

lignĭfer, fĕri, m. lignum-fero,
I. one who carries wood or a tree, Inscr. Orell. 4138.

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 lignifer From lignum (“wood”) + -fer (“-bearing”).

Descendants
  • Englishligniferous
  • Frenchlignifère

Quick answers

What does lignifer mean in Latin?
lignifer, a noun, means “bearing, producing or containing wood”.
What is the genitive of lignifer?
The genitive singular is lignifera. lignifer is first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er).
How do you pronounce lignifer?
In classical Latin, [ˈlɪŋ.nɪ.fɛr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈliɲ.ɲi.fer].