adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
ossifragus1
ossifragus (feminine ossifraga, neuter ossifragum)
Classical[ɔsˈsɪ.fra.ɡʊs]Ecclesiastical[osˈsiː.fra.ɡus]
ossifraga sg. nom. f.; pl. nom. n.; pl. acc. n.; sg. abl. f.; sg. voc. f.; pl. voc. n.
Meaning
- adjectivebone-breaking
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ossifragus | ossifraga | ossifragum |
| genitive | ossifragī | ossifragae | ossifragī |
| dative | ossifragō | ossifragae | ossifragō |
| accusative | ossifragum | ossifragam | ossifragum |
| ablative | ossifragō | ossifragā | ossifragō |
| vocative | ossifrage | ossifraga | ossifragum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ossifragī | ossifragae | ossifraga |
| genitive | ossifragōrum | ossifragārum | ossifragōrum |
| dative | ossifragīs | ossifragīs | ossifragīs |
| accusative | ossifragōs | ossifragās | ossifraga |
| ablative | ossifragīs | ossifragīs | ossifragīs |
| vocative | ossifragī | ossifragae | ossifraga |
ossĭfrăgus, a, um, adj. 2. os-frango,
I. bone-breaking, Cass. Sev. ap. Sen. Contr. 5, 33.—
II. Subst.: ossĭfrăgus, i, m., and ossĭfrăga, ae, f., the sea-eagle, osprey, Plin. 10, 7, 8, § 20; 30, 7, 20, § 63:
accipitres, atque ossifragae, Lucr. 5, 1079; cf. Isid. Orig. 12, 7, 59.Origins
From os (“bone”) + frangō (“to break”) + -us.