saxifragus

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /sakˈsi.fra.ɡus/, [s̠äkˈs̠ɪfräɡʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /sakˈsi.fra.ɡus/, [säkˈsiːfräɡus]

Adjective

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

  1. stone-crushing, stone-breaking

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

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 saxifragō saxifragīs
Accusative saxifragum saxifragam saxifragum saxifragōs saxifragās saxifraga
Ablative saxifragō saxifragā saxifragō saxifragīs
Vocative saxifrage saxifraga saxifragum saxifragī saxifragae saxifraga

Descendants
  • Catalan: salsufragi
  • Galician: seixebra

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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