fragum

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *frāgom, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreh₂ǵ-om, from *dʰreh₂ǵ- (berry) (compare Albanian dredhëz, Sanskrit द्राक्षा (drā́kṣā)) or *sróh₂gs (grape) (compare Ancient Greek ῥώξ (rhṓx) (whence Greek ρώγα (róga)), Albanian rrush).

Pronunciation

Noun

frāgum n (genitive frāgī); second declension

  1. (usually in the plural) strawberry (Fragaria vesca)

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative frāgum frāga
Genitive frāgī frāgōrum
Dative frāgō frāgīs
Accusative frāgum frāga
Ablative frāgō frāgīs
Vocative frāgum frāga
  • Balkan Romance:
    • Aromanian: frangã
    • Romanian: fragă
  • North Italian:
  • Gallo-Romance:
  • Occitano-Romance:
  • Latin: fragaria
  • Vulgar Latin: *frāgula (see there for further descendants)
  • Esperanto: frago

References

  • fragum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • fragum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • fragum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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