saxifragus

Latin

Etymology

From saxum (“a stone, rock”) + frangō (“break, shatter”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /sakˈsi.fra.ɡus/, [sakˈsɪ.fra.ɡʊs]

Adjective

saxifragus (feminine saxifraga, neuter saxifragum); first/second declension

  1. stone-crushing, stone-breaking

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative saxifragus saxifraga saxifragum saxifragī saxifragae saxifraga
Genitive saxifragī saxifragae saxifragī saxifragōrum saxifragārum saxifragōrum
Dative saxifragō saxifragae saxifragō saxifragīs saxifragīs saxifragīs
Accusative saxifragum saxifragam saxifragum saxifragōs saxifragās saxifraga
Ablative saxifragō saxifragā saxifragō saxifragīs saxifragīs saxifragīs
Vocative saxifrage saxifraga saxifragum saxifragī saxifragae saxifraga
  • saxipērium
  • saxitas
  • saxōsa
  • saxōsitās

Descendants

References
  • saxifragus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • saxifragus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • saxifragus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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