What does margarītifer mean in Latin?

margarītifer, a adjective, means “pearl-bearing”.

How do you pronounce margarītifer?

In classical Latin, [mar.ɡaˈriː.tɪ.fɛr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [mar.ɡaˈriː.ti.fer].

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

margarītifer (feminine margarītifera, neuter margarītiferum)

Classical[mar.ɡaˈriː.tɪ.fɛr]Ecclesiastical[mar.ɡaˈriː.ti.fer]

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	in -er margarītifer	margarītifera	margarītiferum
genitive	margarītiferī	margarītiferae	margarītiferī
dative	margarītiferō	margarītiferae	margarītiferō
accusative	margarītiferum	margarītiferam	margarītiferum
ablative	margarītiferō	margarītiferā	margarītiferō
vocative	margarītifer	margarītifera	margarītiferum

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	margarītiferī	margarītiferae	margarītifera
genitive	margarītiferōrum	margarītiferārum	margarītiferōrum
dative	margarītiferīs	margarītiferīs	margarītiferīs
accusative	margarītiferōs	margarītiferās	margarītifera
ablative	margarītiferīs	margarītiferīs	margarītiferīs
vocative	margarītiferī	margarītiferae	margarītifera

margărītĭfer, fĕra, fĕrum, adj. margarita-fero,

I. pearl-bearing, containing or producing pearls: concha, Plin. 32, 11, 53, § 147.

New Latin; from margarīta (“pearl”) + -fer (“bearing”).

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