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

nūbifer

nūbifer (feminine nūbifera, neuter nūbiferum)
Classical[ˈnuː.bɪ.fɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈnuː.bi.fer]

Meaning

  1. adjectivepoeticcloud-bearing, cloud-capped

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativein -er
nūbifer		nūbiferanūbiferum
genitivenūbiferīnūbiferaenūbiferī
dativenūbiferōnūbiferaenūbiferō
accusativenūbiferumnūbiferamnūbiferum
ablativenūbiferōnūbiferānūbiferō
vocativenūbifernūbiferanūbiferum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativenūbiferīnūbiferaenūbifera
genitivenūbiferōrumnūbiferārumnūbiferōrum
dativenūbiferīsnūbiferīsnūbiferīs
accusativenūbiferōsnūbiferāsnūbifera
ablativenūbiferīsnūbiferīsnūbiferīs
vocativenūbiferīnūbiferaenūbifera

nūbĭfer, ĕra, ĕrum, adj. nubes-fero,
I. cloud-bearing, cloud-capped (poet.): Apenninus, Ov. M. 2, 226: rupes, Val. Fl. 599.—
II. Cloud-bringing: Notus, Ov. H. 3, 58: Eurus, Sil. 10, 323: ver, Luc. 5, 415.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)newdʰ-der.?
  2. Latinnūbifer

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 nūbifer From nūbēs (“cloud”) + -fer.

In English words that came into English from nūbifer

  • nubiferousnūbifer

Quick answers

What does nūbifer mean in Latin?
nūbifer, a adjective, means “cloud-bearing, cloud-capped”.
How do you pronounce nūbifer?
In classical Latin, [ˈnuː.bɪ.fɛr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈnuː.bi.fer].
Where does nūbifer come from?
Proto-Indo-European *(s)newdʰ-der.? → Latin nūbifer.