LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

fragmen

fragmen n (genitive fragminis)
Classical[ˈfraɡ.mɛn]Ecclesiastical[ˈfraɡ.men]

Meaning

  1. neutera fracture; piece of a rock
  2. in pluralneuterfragments; ruins, wreck; chips

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefragmenfragmina
genitivefragminisfragminum
dativefragminīfragminibus
accusativefragmenfragmina
ablativefragminefragminibus
vocativefragmenfragmina

fragmen, ĭnis, n. FRAG, frango. *
I. A fracture: percussit subito deceptum fragmine pectus, Val. Fl. 3, 477.—
II. Mostly in plur.: fragmina, um, pieces broken off, fragments, ruins, wreck (poet. and in postAug. prose for the class. fragmenta).
(a). Plur.: silvarum, Lucr. 1, 284; 5, 1284: remorum, Verg. A. 10, 306: mucronis, id. ib. 12, 741: navigii, Ov. M. 11, 561; cf. ratis, id. ib. 14, 563: adjacebant fragmina telorum equorumque artus, Tac. A. 1, 61: subselliorum, Suet. Ner. 26: panis, crumbs, id. Claud. 18: favorum, quae in sacco remanserunt, Col. 9, 15 fin.—Absol. of bits of wood, chips: taedas et fragmina poni Imperat, Ov. M. 8, 459.—
(b). Sing.: Ilioneus saxo atque ingenti fragmine montis Lucetium sternit, fragment of a mountain, piece of rock, Verg. A. 9, 569; 10, 698; Vulg. Judic. 9, 53 al.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Italic *-mn̥ Latin -men Latin fragmen From frangō (“break”) + -men (noun-forming suffix).

Quick answers

What does fragmen mean in Latin?
fragmen, a noun, means “a fracture; piece of a rock; fragments”.
What is the genitive of fragmen?
The genitive singular is fragminis. fragmen is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce fragmen?
In classical Latin, [ˈfraɡ.mɛn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈfraɡ.men].
Where does fragmen come from?
Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- → Latin fragmen.