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

spūmifer

spūmifer (feminine spūmifera, neuter spūmiferum)
Classical[ˈspuː.mɪ.fɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈspuː.mi.fer]

Meaning

  1. adjectivefoam-bearing, foaming

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativein -er
spūmifer		spūmiferaspūmiferum
genitivespūmiferīspūmiferaespūmiferī
dativespūmiferōspūmiferaespūmiferō
accusativespūmiferumspūmiferamspūmiferum
ablativespūmiferōspūmiferāspūmiferō
vocativespūmiferspūmiferaspūmiferum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativespūmiferīspūmiferaespūmifera
genitivespūmiferōrumspūmiferārumspūmiferōrum
dativespūmiferīsspūmiferīsspūmiferīs
accusativespūmiferōsspūmiferāsspūmifera
ablativespūmiferīsspūmiferīsspūmiferīs
vocativespūmiferīspūmiferaespūmifera

spūmĭfer, ĕra, ĕrum, adj. spuma-fero,
I. foam-bearing, foaming (poet.): amnis, Ov. Am. 3, 6, 46: fons, id. M. 11, 140: fluctus, Stat. Achill. 1, 59.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)poH(y)-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(s)póHy-mos
  3. Latinspūmifer

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 spūmifer From spūma (“foam”) + -fer (“bearing”).

In English words that came into English from spūmifer

  • spumiferousspūmifer

Quick answers

What does spūmifer mean in Latin?
spūmifer, a adjective, means “foam-bearing, foaming”.
How do you pronounce spūmifer?
In classical Latin, [ˈspuː.mɪ.fɛr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈspuː.mi.fer].
Where does spūmifer come from?
Proto-Indo-European *(s)poH(y)- → Proto-Indo-European *(s)póHy-mos → Latin spūmifer.