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saxifragus

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Latin

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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

  1. stone-crushing, stone-breaking

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
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
accusative saxifragum saxifragam saxifragum saxifragōs saxifragās saxifraga
ablative saxifragō saxifragā saxifragō saxifragīs
vocative saxifrage saxifraga saxifragum saxifragī saxifragae saxifraga
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Descendants

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  • Catalan: salsufragi
  • Galician: seixebra

References

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  • 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.