What does petrificus mean in Latin?

petrificus, a adjective, means “turning into stone, petrific, petrifactive”.

How do you pronounce petrificus?

In classical Latin, [pɛˈtrɪ.fɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [peˈtriː.fi.kus].

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

petrificus (feminine petrifica, neuter petrificum)

Classical[pɛˈtrɪ.fɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[peˈtriː.fi.kus]

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	petrificus	petrifica	petrificum
genitive	petrificī	petrificae	petrificī
dative	petrificō	petrificae	petrificō
accusative	petrificum	petrificam	petrificum
ablative	petrificō	petrificā	petrificō
vocative	petrifice	petrifica	petrificum

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	petrificī	petrificae	petrifica
genitive	petrificōrum	petrificārum	petrificōrum
dative	petrificīs	petrificīs	petrificīs
accusative	petrificōs	petrificās	petrifica
ablative	petrificīs	petrificīs	petrificīs
vocative	petrificī	petrificae	petrifica

Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Latin petrificus From petra (“rock”) + -ficus.