English

Adjective

signifer ‎(not comparable)

1. (obsolete) Bearing signs.
   • Holland

     The signifer sphere, or zodiac.

Latin

Etymology

From signum ‎(“sign”) +‎ -fer ‎(“carrying”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈsiɡ.ni.fer/, [ˈsɪŋ.nɪ.fɛr]

Adjective

signifer m ‎(feminine signifera, neuter signiferum); first/second declension

1. sign-bearing, image-bearing,
2. bearing the heavenly signs or constellations, starry
3. (substantive) the sky, heavens
4. (substantive) a standard-bearer, sign-bearer, ensign

   "sed signifer sanctus Michael repraesentet eas in lucem sanctam." (But may the sign-bearer, Saint Michael, lead them into the holy light)

5. (substantive) leader, head, chief

Inflection

First/second declension, nominative masculine singular in -er.

References

• signifer in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• signifer in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “signifer”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • the zodiac: orbis signifer