LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

foedifragus

foedifragus (feminine foedifraga, neuter foedifragum)
Classical[foe̯ˈdɪ.fra.ɡʊs]Ecclesiastical[feˈdiː.fra.ɡus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiverareleague-breaking, perfidious

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativefoedifragusfoedifragafoedifragum
genitivefoedifragīfoedifragaefoedifragī
dativefoedifragōfoedifragaefoedifragō
accusativefoedifragumfoedifragamfoedifragum
ablativefoedifragōfoedifragāfoedifragō
vocativefoedifragefoedifragafoedifragum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativefoedifragīfoedifragaefoedifraga
genitivefoedifragōrumfoedifragārumfoedifragōrum
dativefoedifragīsfoedifragīsfoedifragīs
accusativefoedifragōsfoedifragāsfoedifraga
ablativefoedifragīsfoedifragīsfoedifragīs
vocativefoedifragīfoedifragaefoedifraga

foedĭfrăgus, a, um, adj. 2. foedus + frango,
I. league-breaking, perfidious (very rare): Poeni, Cic. Off. 1, 12, 38; cf. Mos. Cic. Rep. Fragm. 2, p. 513 sq.; so, hostes, Laev. ap. Gell. 19, 7, 6: Chaos, Mart. Cap. 9, § 912.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeydʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeydʰós
  3. Proto-Italic*feiðos
  4. Latinfoedifragus

Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Latin frag- Latin -us Latin foedifragus From foedus (“pact, alliance”) + frag- (“break”) + -us (adjective-forming suffix).

Descendants
  • Englishfedifragous
  • Italianfedifrago
  • Sicilianfidìfracu

Quick answers

What does foedifragus mean in Latin?
foedifragus, a adjective, means “league-breaking, perfidious”.
How do you pronounce foedifragus?
In classical Latin, [foe̯ˈdɪ.fra.ɡʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [feˈdiː.fra.ɡus].
Where does foedifragus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- → Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰós → Proto-Italic *feiðos → Latin foedifragus.