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

sacrifer

sacrifer (feminine sacrifera, neuter sacriferum)
Classical[ˈsa.krɪ.fɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈsaː.kri.fer]

Meaning

  1. adjectivebearing sacred things

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativein -er
sacrifer		sacriferasacriferum
genitivesacriferīsacriferaesacriferī
dativesacriferōsacriferaesacriferō
accusativesacriferumsacriferamsacriferum
ablativesacriferōsacriferāsacriferō
vocativesacrifersacriferasacriferum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesacriferīsacriferaesacrifera
genitivesacriferōrumsacriferārumsacriferōrum
dativesacriferīssacriferīssacriferīs
accusativesacriferōssacriferāssacrifera
ablativesacriferīssacriferīssacriferīs
vocativesacriferīsacriferaesacrifera

să_crĭfer, fĕra, fĕrum, adj. sacer-fero,
I. bearing sacred things: rates (Aeneae), Ov. F. 4, 252.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*seh₂k-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sh₂krós
  3. Proto-Italic*sakros
  4. Archaic Latinsakros
  5. Old Latinsacros
  6. Old Latin*sakr̥s
  7. Old Latin*sakerr
  8. Latinsacrifer

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 sacrifer From sacer (“sacred, holy”) + -fer (“-carrying”).

Quick answers

What does sacrifer mean in Latin?
sacrifer, a adjective, means “bearing sacred things”.
How do you pronounce sacrifer?
In classical Latin, [ˈsa.krɪ.fɛr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsaː.kri.fer].
Where does sacrifer come from?
Proto-Indo-European *seh₂k- → Proto-Indo-European *sh₂krós → Proto-Italic *sakros → Archaic Latin sakros → Old Latin sacros → Old Latin *sakr̥s → Old Latin *sakerr → Latin sacrifer.