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noun · masculinesecond declension

dentifrangibulus

dentifrangibulus m (genitive dentifrangibulī)
Classical[dɛn.tɪ.fraŋˈɡɪ.bʊ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[den.ti.fran̠ʲˈd͡ʒiː.bu.lus]

Meaning

  1. humorousmasculinesomeone who breaks other people’s teeth; a tooth-breaker
    Valē, dentifrangibule.Farewell, tooth-breaker.c. 190 BCE, Plautus, Bacchides 4.2.23

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedentifrangibulusdentifrangibulī
genitivedentifrangibulīdentifrangibulōrum
dativedentifrangibulōdentifrangibulīs
accusativedentifrangibulumdentifrangibulōs
ablativedentifrangibulōdentifrangibulīs
vocativedentifrangibuledentifrangibulī

dentĭfrangĭbŭlus, i, m., and -um, i, n. dens-frango,
I. a tooth-breaker, a comic word in Plautus. *
I. Masc., one who knocks out teeth, Plaut. Bac. 4, 2, 23.— *
II. N. pl. (sc. instrumenta), the fist, id. ib. 14.

Origins

Coined by Plautus, seemingly from dentifrangibulum by personification and transfer from the neuter gender to the masculine, from dēns (“tooth”) + frangō (“break”) + -bulum.

Quick answers

What does dentifrangibulus mean in Latin?
dentifrangibulus, a noun, means “someone who breaks other people’s teeth; a tooth-breaker”.
What is the genitive of dentifrangibulus?
The genitive singular is dentifrangibulī. dentifrangibulus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce dentifrangibulus?
In classical Latin, [dɛn.tɪ.fraŋˈɡɪ.bʊ.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [den.ti.fran̠ʲˈd͡ʒiː.bu.lus].