nivifer

Latin

Etymology

From nix (“snow”) +‎ -fer (“-bearing”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈni.u̯i.fer/, [ˈniu̯ɪfɛr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈni.vi.fer/, [ˈniːvifer]

Adjective

nivifer (feminine nivifera, neuter niviferum); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)

1. snow-bearing, covered with snow

Declension

First/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er).

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	nivifer	nivifera	niviferum		niviferī	niviferae	nivifera
genitive	niviferī	niviferae	niviferī		niviferōrum	niviferārum	niviferōrum
dative	niviferō	niviferae	niviferō		niviferīs
accusative	niviferum	niviferam	niviferum		niviferōs	niviferās	nivifera
ablative	niviferō	niviferā	niviferō		niviferīs
vocative	nivifer	nivifera	niviferum		niviferī	niviferae	nivifera

Related terms

• nix
• niveus

References

• “nivifer”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• nivifer in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.