LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininesecond declension

frā̆xinus1

frā̆xinus f (genitive frā̆xinī)
Classical[ˈfraːk.sɪ.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈfrak.si.nus]

Meaning

  1. an ash tree
    montes et valles diligit abies, robur, castaneae, tilia, ilex, cornus. aquosis montibus gaudent acer, fraxinus, sorbus, tilia, cerasus.Mountains and valleys are favoured by fir, oak, chestnut, linden, scarlet oak, dogwood. Wet mountains abound in maple, ash, service-tree, linden, [and] cherry.77 CE – 79 CE, Plinius Maior, Naturalis Historia 16.30
  2. an ashen spear or javelin

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefrā̆xinusfrā̆xinī
genitivefrā̆xinīfrā̆xinōrum
dativefrā̆xinōfrā̆xinīs
accusativefrā̆xinumfrā̆xinōs
ablativefrā̆xinōfrā̆xinīs
vocativefrā̆xinefrā̆xinī

fraxĭnus, i, f.,
I. an ash-tree, ash, remarkable for its slenderness: Fraxinus excelsior, Linn.
I. Lit., Plin. 16, 13, 24, § 62 et saep.; Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 2 (Ann. v. 195 ed. Vahl.): fraxinus in silvis pulcherrima, Verg. E. 7, 65; id. G. 2, 359; Hor. C. 3, 25, 16; Ov. M. 7, 677 al.—
II. Transf., an ashen spear or javelin (cf.: fraxinea hasta, v. the prec. art.), Ov. M. 5, 143; 12, 122; 324; Stat. Th. 6, 102.

Origins

From Proto-Italic *frā̆ksinos or *frā̆ksenos, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰr̥Hǵ-s-inos or *bʰr̥Hǵ-s-enos, adjective of *bʰerHǵós (“birch”). Cognate with Sanskrit भूर्ज (bhūrjá, “Himalayan birch”) (Betula utilis), English birch, Russian берёза (berjóza).

Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanfreixe
  • Occitanfraisse
  • Occitanfrais
  • Occitanfrau
  • Occitanhrèishe
  • Frenchfrênefrom Old French fraisne
  • Franco-Provençalfrâno
  • Franco-Provençalfrîno
  • Franco-Provençalfreno
  • Angevinfrênefrom Old French fraisne
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesefreixofrom Old Galician-Portuguese freixo
  • Spanishfresnofrom Old Spanish fresno
  • Ribagorçanfreixefrom Aragonese fraixin
  • Galicianfreixofrom Old Galician-Portuguese freixo
  • Asturianfresnu
  • Asturianfreisnu
  • Asturianfleisnu
  • Asturianfrernu
  • Falafresnufrom Extremaduran fresnu
  • Leonesefreisnu
Balkano-Romance
  • Romanianfrasin
  • Aromanianfrapsin
  • Istro-Romanianfråsir
  • Megleno-Romanianfrasim
  • Megleno-Romanianfrapțin
  • Megleno-Romanianfrasin
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italianfrassino
  • Central dialectsfrassufrom Italian frassino
  • Central dialectsfrasanofrom Italian frassino
  • Neapolitanfrasso
  • Neapolitanfrassono
  • Maltesefraxxnufrom Sicilian fràscinu
  • Venetanfràsene
  • Venetanfràsino
Insular Romance
  • Sardinianfrassu
  • Corsicanfrassufrom Corsican *frassu
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friulianfrassin
  • Ladinfrasen
  • Romanshfraissen
  • Romanshfraischen
  • Romanshfressen
Gallo-Italic
  • Ligurianfrasciu
  • Piedmontesefrasu
  • Piedmontesefraisu
Ancient
  • Albanianfrashër
Later
  • Greekφράξος
  • Interlinguafraxino
  • TranslingualFraxinus

In English words that came into English from frā̆xinus

  • fraxininfrā̆xinus
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
frā̆xinus2
frā̆xinus (feminine frā̆xina, neuter frā̆xinum)
Classical[ˈfraːk.sɪ.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈfrak.si.nus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveof ash wood; ashen
    […]certe si fraxinus esset, fulva colore foret […]surely if it were of ash, it would have a yellow color8 CE, Ovidius, Metamorphoses 7.677–678

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativefrā̆xinusfrā̆xinafrā̆xinum
genitivefrā̆xinīfrā̆xinaefrā̆xinī
dativefrā̆xinōfrā̆xinaefrā̆xinō
accusativefrā̆xinumfrā̆xinamfrā̆xinum
ablativefrā̆xinōfrā̆xināfrā̆xinō
vocativefrā̆xinefrā̆xinafrā̆xinum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativefrā̆xinīfrā̆xinaefrā̆xina
genitivefrā̆xinōrumfrā̆xinārumfrā̆xinōrum
dativefrā̆xinīsfrā̆xinīsfrā̆xinīs
accusativefrā̆xinōsfrā̆xināsfrā̆xina
ablativefrā̆xinīsfrā̆xinīsfrā̆xinīs
vocativefrā̆xinīfrā̆xinaefrā̆xina

fraxĭnus, a, um, adj. 1. fraxinus,
I. of ash-wood, ashen (usually fraxineus): virga, Ov. H. 11, 76.

Origins

From Proto-Italic *frā̆ksinos or *frā̆ksenos, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰr̥Hǵ-s-inos or *bʰr̥Hǵ-s-enos, adjective of *bʰerHǵós (“birch”). Cognate with Sanskrit भूर्ज (bhūrjá, “Himalayan birch”) (Betula utilis), English birch, Russian берёза (berjóza).

Quick answers

What does frā̆xinus mean in Latin?
frā̆xinus, a noun, means “an ash tree; an ashen spear or javelin”.
What is the genitive of frā̆xinus?
The genitive singular is frā̆xinī. frā̆xinus is feminine, second declension.
How do you pronounce frā̆xinus?
In classical Latin, [ˈfraːk.sɪ.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈfrak.si.nus].