saxificus

Latin

Etymology

From saxum (“rock, stone”) +‎ -ficus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /sakˈsi.fi.kus/, [s̠äkˈs̠ɪfɪkʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /sakˈsi.fi.kus/, [säkˈsiːfikus]

Adjective

saxificus (feminine saxifica, neuter saxificum); first/second-declension adjective

1. that turns into stone, petrifying

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	saxificus	saxifica	saxificum		saxificī	saxificae	saxifica
Genitive	saxificī	saxificae	saxificī		saxificōrum	saxificārum	saxificōrum
Dative	saxificō		saxificō		saxificīs
Accusative	saxificum	saxificam	saxificum		saxificōs	saxificās	saxifica
Ablative	saxificō	saxificā	saxificō		saxificīs
Vocative	saxifice	saxifica	saxificum		saxificī	saxificae	saxifica

References

• “saxificus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• saxificus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.