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

patellifer

patellifer (feminine patellifera, neuter patelliferum)
Classical[paˈtɛl.lɪ.fɛr]Ecclesiastical[paˈtɛl.li.fer]

Meaning

  1. New Latinadjectiveproducing plates

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativein -er
patellifer		patelliferapatelliferum
genitivepatelliferīpatelliferaepatelliferī
dativepatelliferōpatelliferaepatelliferō
accusativepatelliferumpatelliferampatelliferum
ablativepatelliferōpatelliferāpatelliferō
vocativepatelliferpatelliferapatelliferum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepatelliferīpatelliferaepatellifera
genitivepatelliferōrumpatelliferārumpatelliferōrum
dativepatelliferīspatelliferīspatelliferīs
accusativepatelliferōspatelliferāspatellifera
ablativepatelliferīspatelliferīspatelliferīs
vocativepatelliferīpatelliferaepatellifera

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 patellifer From patella (“plate”) + -fer (“-carrying”).

Quick answers

What does patellifer mean in Latin?
patellifer, a adjective, means “producing plates”.
How do you pronounce patellifer?
In classical Latin, [paˈtɛl.lɪ.fɛr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [paˈtɛl.li.fer].