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

spīnulifer

spīnulifer (feminine spīnulifera, neuter spīnuliferum)
Classical[spiːˈnʊ.lɪ.fɛr]Ecclesiastical[spiˈnuː.li.fer]

Meaning

  1. New Latinadjectivebearing spinules

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativein -er
spīnulifer
spīnuliferaspīnuliferum
genitivespīnuliferīspīnuliferaespīnuliferī
dativespīnuliferōspīnuliferaespīnuliferō
accusativespīnuliferumspīnuliferamspīnuliferum
ablativespīnuliferōspīnuliferāspīnuliferō
vocativespīnuliferspīnuliferaspīnuliferum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativespīnuliferīspīnuliferaespīnulifera
genitivespīnuliferōrumspīnuliferārumspīnuliferōrum
dativespīnuliferīsspīnuliferīsspīnuliferīs
accusativespīnuliferōsspīnuliferāsspīnulifera
ablativespīnuliferīsspīnuliferīsspīnuliferīs
vocativespīnuliferīspīnuliferaespīnulifera

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 spīnulifer From spīnula (“spinule”) + -fer (“-carrying”).

Quick answers

What does spīnulifer mean in Latin?
spīnulifer, a adjective, means “bearing spinules”.
How do you pronounce spīnulifer?
In classical Latin, [spiːˈnʊ.lɪ.fɛr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [spiˈnuː.li.fer].