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
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfraː.ɡum/, [ˈfräːɡʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfra.ɡum/, [ˈfräːɡum]
Noun
frāgum n (genitive frāgī); second declension
- (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:
- 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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