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

setifer

setifer (feminine setifera, neuter setiferum)
Classical[ˈsɛ.tɪ.fɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈsɛː.ti.fer]

Meaning

  1. adjectivebristly

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativein -er
setifer
setiferasetiferum
genitivesetiferīsetiferaesetiferī
dativesetiferōsetiferaesetiferō
accusativesetiferumsetiferamsetiferum
ablativesetiferōsetiferāsetiferō
vocativesetifersetiferasetiferum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesetiferīsetiferaesetifera
genitivesetiferōrumsetiferārumsetiferōrum
dativesetiferīssetiferīssetiferīs
accusativesetiferōssetiferāssetifera
ablativesetiferīssetiferīssetiferīs
vocativesetiferīsetiferaesetifera

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 setifer From seta (“bristle”) + -fer (“-carrying”).

Quick answers

What does setifer mean in Latin?
setifer, a adjective, means “bristly”.
How do you pronounce setifer?
In classical Latin, [ˈsɛ.tɪ.fɛr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsɛː.ti.fer].