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

vīnifer

vīnifer (feminine vīnifera, neuter vīniferum)
Classical[ˈwiː.nɪ.fɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈviː.ni.fer]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveviniferous

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativein -er
vīnifer
vīniferavīniferum
genitivevīniferīvīniferaevīniferī
dativevīniferōvīniferaevīniferō
accusativevīniferumvīniferamvīniferum
ablativevīniferōvīniferāvīniferō
vocativevīnifervīniferavīniferum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativevīniferīvīniferaevīnifera
genitivevīniferōrumvīniferārumvīniferōrum
dativevīniferīsvīniferīsvīniferīs
accusativevīniferōsvīniferāsvīnifera
ablativevīniferīsvīniferīsvīniferīs
vocativevīniferīvīniferaevīnifera

vīnĭfer, fĕra, fĕrum, adj. vinumfero,
I. wine-producing: vitis, App. Herb. 66.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*weh₁y-?
  2. Latinvīnifer

Proto-Indo-European *wéyh₁ōder. Proto-Italic *wīnom Latin vīnum 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 vīnifer From vīnum (“wine”) + -fer (“-carrying”).

Quick answers

What does vīnifer mean in Latin?
vīnifer, a adjective, means “viniferous”.
How do you pronounce vīnifer?
In classical Latin, [ˈwiː.nɪ.fɛr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈviː.ni.fer].
Where does vīnifer come from?
Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y-? → Latin vīnifer.