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

nivifer

nivifer (feminine nivifera, neuter niviferum)
Classical[ˈnɪ.wɪ.fɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈniː.vi.fer]

Meaning

  1. adjectivesnow-bearing, covered with snow

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativein -er
nivifer		niviferaniviferum
genitiveniviferīniviferaeniviferī
dativeniviferōniviferaeniviferō
accusativeniviferumniviferamniviferum
ablativeniviferōniviferāniviferō
vocativeniviferniviferaniviferum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeniviferīniviferaenivifera
genitiveniviferōrumniviferārumniviferōrum
dativeniviferīsniviferīsniviferīs
accusativeniviferōsniviferāsnivifera
ablativeniviferīsniviferīsniviferīs
vocativeniviferīniviferaenivifera

nĭvĭfer, ĕra, ĕrum, adj. nix - fero,
I. snow-bearing, covered with snow: niviferae valles, Salv. G. D. 6, 2.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sneygʷʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*snígʷʰs
  3. Proto-Italic*sniks
  4. Latinnivifer

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 nivifer From nix (“snow”) + -fer (“-bearing”).

Quick answers

What does nivifer mean in Latin?
nivifer, a adjective, means “snow-bearing, covered with snow”.
How do you pronounce nivifer?
In classical Latin, [ˈnɪ.wɪ.fɛr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈniː.vi.fer].
Where does nivifer come from?
Proto-Indo-European *sneygʷʰ- → Proto-Indo-European *snígʷʰs → Proto-Italic *sniks → Latin nivifer.