adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
naufragus1
naufragus (feminine naufraga, neuter naufragum)
Classical[ˈnau̯.fra.ɡʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈnaːu̯.fra.ɡus]
Meaning
- adjectiveshipwrecked, wrecked
- adjectivecausing shipwreck, shipwrecking
- adjectivefigurativelyruined
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | naufragus | naufraga nāvifraga | naufragum nāvifragum |
| genitive | naufragī nāvifragī | naufragae nāvifragae | naufragī nāvifragī |
| dative | naufragō nāvifragō | naufragae nāvifragae | naufragō nāvifragō |
| accusative | naufragum nāvifragum | naufragam nāvifragam | naufragum nāvifragum |
| ablative | naufragō nāvifragō | naufragā nāvifragā | naufragō nāvifragō |
| vocative | naufrage nāvifrage | naufraga nāvifraga | naufragum nāvifragum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | naufragī nāvifragī | naufragae nāvifragae | naufraga nāvifraga |
| genitive | naufragōrum nāvifragōrum | naufragārum nāvifragārum | naufragōrum nāvifragōrum |
| dative | naufragīs nāvifragīs | naufragīs nāvifragīs | naufragīs nāvifragīs |
| accusative | naufragōs nāvifragōs | naufragās nāvifragās | naufraga nāvifraga |
| ablative | naufragīs nāvifragīs | naufragīs nāvifragīs | naufragīs nāvifragīs |
| vocative | naufragī nāvifragī | naufragae nāvifragae | naufraga nāvifraga |
naufrăgus, a, um, adj. navis-frango,
I. that suffers shipwreck, shipwrecked, wrecked.
I. Lit. (class.):
Marium Africa devicta expulsum et naufragum vidit, Cic. Pis. 19, 43: corpora, Verg. G. 3, 542: puppis, Ov. H. 2, 16: mulier, Tac. A. 14, 11.—(b). Subst.: naufrăgus, i, m., a shipwrecked person:
naufragus natans, Cic. Inv. 2, 51, 153: dare naufrago tabulam, Sen. Ben. 3, 9, 2: mersā rate naufragus assem Dum rogat, Juv. 14 301.. —B. Poet., transf., that causes shipwreck, shipwrecking:
mare, Hor. C. 1, 16, 10: unda, Tib. 2, 4, 10: monstra, Ov. F. 4, 500: tempestas, Val. Fl. 1, 584: Syrtis, Sil. 17, 635; cf. navifragus.—II. Trop., ruined:
naufragorum ejecta ac debilitata manus, Cic. Cat. 2, 11, 24: ut aliquis patrimonio naufragus, id. Sull. 14, 41.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
naufragus adj.
navis+FRAG-, that suffers shipwreck, shipwrecked, wrecked : Marium Africa naufragum vidit: corpora, V.: simulacra, of the shipwrecked , O.—As subst m., a shipwrecked person : natans: naufragus assem Dum rogat, Iu.— That causes shipwreck, shipwrecking : mare, H.: unda, Tb.: monstra, O.—Fig., ruined : aliquis patrimoni.—Plur m . as subst: naufragorum manus.
Origins
From nāvis (“ship”) + frangō (“to break”) + -us.
Descendants
- Italiannaufrago
- Catalannàufrag
- Portuguesenáufrago
- Spanishnáufrago
- Galiciannáufrago
- Middle Englishnauffragus