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noun · neutersecond declension

fragium

fragium n (genitive fragiī or fragī)

Meaning

  1. neuterA fracture of a part of the body

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefragiumfragia
genitivefragiī
fragī		fragiōrum
dativefragiōfragiīs
accusativefragiumfragia
ablativefragiōfragiīs
vocativefragiumfragia

frăgĭum, ii, n. FRAG, frango,
I. a fracture of a part of the body (for fractura): crurum, App. M. 9, p. 225, 35.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰreg-
  2. Latinfragium

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin fragium From frangō (“to break”) + -ium. Originally denoted fractures more generally or acts of breaking.

In English words that came into English from fragium

  • crurifragiumcrus
  • naufragousnaufragium

Quick answers

What does fragium mean in Latin?
fragium, a noun, means “A fracture of a part of the body”.
What is the genitive of fragium?
The genitive singular is fragiī. fragium is neuter, second declension.
Where does fragium come from?
Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- → Latin fragium.