LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

frūgivorus

frūgivorus (feminine frūgivora, neuter frūgivorum)
Classical[fruːˈɡɪ.wɔ.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[fruˈd͡ʒiː.vo.rus]

Meaning

  1. New Latinadjectivefrugivorous, fruit-eating

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativefrūgivorusfrūgivorafrūgivorum
genitivefrūgivorīfrūgivoraefrūgivorī
dativefrūgivorōfrūgivoraefrūgivorō
accusativefrūgivorumfrūgivoramfrūgivorum
ablativefrūgivorōfrūgivorāfrūgivorō
vocativefrūgivorefrūgivorafrūgivorum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativefrūgivorīfrūgivoraefrūgivora
genitivefrūgivorōrumfrūgivorārumfrūgivorōrum
dativefrūgivorīsfrūgivorīsfrūgivorīs
accusativefrūgivorōsfrūgivorāsfrūgivora
ablativefrūgivorīsfrūgivorīsfrūgivorīs
vocativefrūgivorīfrūgivoraefrūgivora

Origins

From frūx (“fruit”) + -vorus (“-devouring”).

Descendants
  • Englishfrugivorous
  • Frenchfrugivore
  • Englishfrugivorefrom French frugivore
  • Italianfrugivoro
  • Portuguesefrugívoro
  • Spanishfrugívoro

Quick answers

What does frūgivorus mean in Latin?
frūgivorus, a adjective, means “frugivorous, fruit-eating”.
How do you pronounce frūgivorus?
In classical Latin, [fruːˈɡɪ.wɔ.rʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [fruˈd͡ʒiː.vo.rus].