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

penniger

penniger (feminine pennigera, neuter pennigerum)
Classical[ˈpɛn.nɪ.ɡɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɛn.ni.d͡ʒer]

Meaning

  1. adjectivefeathered, winged

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativein -er
penniger
pennigera
pinnigera
pennigerum
pinnigerum
genitivepennigerī
pinnigerī
pennigerae
pinnigerae
pennigerī
pinnigerī
dativepennigerō
pinnigerō
pennigerae
pinnigerae
pennigerō
pinnigerō
accusativepennigerum
pinnigerum
pennigeram
pinnigeram
pennigerum
pinnigerum
ablativepennigerō
pinnigerō
pennigerā
pinnigerā
pennigerō
pinnigerō
vocativepennigerpennigera
pinnigera
pennigerum
pinnigerum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepennigerī
pinnigerī
pennigerae
pinnigerae
pennigera
pinnigera
genitivepennigerōrum
pinnigerōrum
pennigerārum
pinnigerārum
pennigerōrum
pinnigerōrum
dativepennigerīs
pinnigerīs
pennigerīs
pinnigerīs
pennigerīs
pinnigerīs
accusativepennigerōs
pinnigerōs
pennigerās
pinnigerās
pennigera
pinnigera
ablativepennigerīs
pinnigerīs
pennigerīs
pinnigerīs
pennigerīs
pinnigerīs
vocativepennigerī
pinnigerī
pennigerae
pinnigerae
pennigera
pinnigera

pennĭger, ĕra, ĕrum, adj., or pinnĭ-ger penna-gero,
I. feathered, winged.
I. Lit. (class.): genus animantium, Cic. Univ. 10: pinniger rex apum, Plin. 11, 16, 16, § 48.—
II. Transf. (poet.): sagittae, Sil. 3, 375.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*peth₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ ~pth₂én-
  3. Proto-Italic*petnā
  4. Latinpenniger

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Italic *gezō Latin gerō Latin -ger Latin penniger From penna (“feather”) + -ger (“bearing”).

Quick answers

What does penniger mean in Latin?
penniger, a adjective, means “feathered, winged”.
How do you pronounce penniger?
In classical Latin, [ˈpɛn.nɪ.ɡɛr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpɛn.ni.d͡ʒer].
Where does penniger come from?
Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- → Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ ~ pth₂én- → Proto-Italic *petnā → Latin penniger.