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

sortiger

sortiger (feminine sortigera, neuter sortigerum)
Classical[ˈsɔr.tɪ.ɡɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈsɔr.ti.d͡ʒer]

Meaning

  1. adjectivegiving out oracles, oracular

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativein -er
sortiger
sortigerasortigerum
genitivesortigerīsortigeraesortigerī
dativesortigerōsortigeraesortigerō
accusativesortigerumsortigeramsortigerum
ablativesortigerōsortigerāsortigerō
vocativesortigersortigerasortigerum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesortigerīsortigeraesortigera
genitivesortigerōrumsortigerārumsortigerōrum
dativesortigerīssortigerīssortigerīs
accusativesortigerōssortigerāssortigera
ablativesortigerīssortigerīssortigerīs
vocativesortigerīsortigeraesortigera

sortĭger, gĕri, v. sortifer.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ser-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sértis
  3. Proto-Italic*sortis
  4. Latinsortiger

Latin -ger Latin sortiger From sors (“lot, fate; oracular response”) + -ger (“bearing”).

Quick answers

What does sortiger mean in Latin?
sortiger, a adjective, means “giving out oracles, oracular”.
How do you pronounce sortiger?
In classical Latin, [ˈsɔr.tɪ.ɡɛr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsɔr.ti.d͡ʒer].
Where does sortiger come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ser- → Proto-Indo-European *sértis → Proto-Italic *sortis → Latin sortiger.