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

sēminifer

sēminifer (feminine sēminifera, neuter sēminiferum)
Classical[seːˈmɪ.nɪ.fɛr]Ecclesiastical[seˈmiː.ni.fer]

Meaning

  1. New Latinadjectiveseminiferous
    tubulī sēminiferī contortī et rēctīconvoluted and straight seminiferous tubules

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativein -er
sēminifer		sēminiferasēminiferum
genitivesēminiferīsēminiferaesēminiferī
dativesēminiferōsēminiferaesēminiferō
accusativesēminiferumsēminiferamsēminiferum
ablativesēminiferōsēminiferāsēminiferō
vocativesēminifersēminiferasēminiferum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesēminiferīsēminiferaesēminifera
genitivesēminiferōrumsēminiferārumsēminiferōrum
dativesēminiferīssēminiferīssēminiferīs
accusativesēminiferōssēminiferāssēminifera
ablativesēminiferīssēminiferīssēminiferīs
vocativesēminiferīsēminiferaesēminifera

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*seh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*séh₁mn̥
  3. Proto-Italic*sēmn̥
  4. Latinsēminifer

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 sēminifer From sēmen (“seed, semen”) + -fer (“-bearing”).

Descendants
  • Englishseminiferous

In English words that came into English from sēminifer

  • seminiferoussēminifer

Quick answers

What does sēminifer mean in Latin?
sēminifer, a adjective, means “seminiferous”.
How do you pronounce sēminifer?
In classical Latin, [seːˈmɪ.nɪ.fɛr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [seˈmiː.ni.fer].
Where does sēminifer come from?
Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- → Proto-Indo-European *séh₁mn̥ → Proto-Italic *sēmn̥ → Latin sēminifer.