calcifraga
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From calx (“limestone, pebble”) + frangō (“break, shatter”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kalˈki.fra.ɡa/, [käɫ̪ˈkɪfräɡä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kalˈt͡ʃi.fra.ɡa/, [käl̠ʲˈt͡ʃiːfräɡä]
Noun edit
calcifraga m (genitive calcifragae); first declension
- a herb said to be a remedy for the stone (the central part of some fruits) (hart's-tongue fern: Asplenium scolopendrium?)
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | calcifraga | calcifragae |
| Genitive | calcifragae | calcifragārum |
| Dative | calcifragae | calcifragīs |
| Accusative | calcifragam | calcifragās |
| Ablative | calcifragā | calcifragīs |
| Vocative | calcifraga | calcifragae |
References edit
- “calcifraga”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- calcifraga in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.