LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

saxifragus

saxifragus (feminine saxifraga, neuter saxifragum)
Classical[sakˈsɪ.fra.ɡʊs]Ecclesiastical[sakˈsiː.fra.ɡus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivestone-crushing, stone-breaking

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesaxifragussaxifragasaxifragum
genitivesaxifragīsaxifragaesaxifragī
dativesaxifragōsaxifragaesaxifragō
accusativesaxifragumsaxifragamsaxifragum
ablativesaxifragōsaxifragāsaxifragō
vocativesaxifragesaxifragasaxifragum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesaxifragīsaxifragaesaxifraga
genitivesaxifragōrumsaxifragārumsaxifragōrum
dativesaxifragīssaxifragīssaxifragīs
accusativesaxifragōssaxifragāssaxifraga
ablativesaxifragīssaxifragīssaxifragīs
vocativesaxifragīsaxifragaesaxifraga

saxĭfrăgus, a, um, adj. saxum-frango,
I. stone-breaking, stone-crushing: undae maris, Enn. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 42, 167 (Ann. v. 564 Vahl.): adiantum, so called because it breaks or dissolves the stone in the bladder, Plin. 22, 21, 30, § 64; also, herba, Ser. Samm. 32, 602; App. Herb. 67.—Absol. (sc. herba), Veg. 1, 13, 5; 6, 11, 1 al.

Origins

From saxum (“a stone, rock”) + frangō (“to break, shatter”) + -us.

Descendants
  • Catalansalsufragi
  • Englishsaxifrage
  • Frenchsaxifrage
  • Galicianseixebra
  • TranslingualSaxifraga

In English words that came into English from saxifragus

  • saxifragesaxifraga
  • saxifragoussaxifragus

Quick answers

What does saxifragus mean in Latin?
saxifragus, a adjective, means “stone-crushing, stone-breaking”.
How do you pronounce saxifragus?
In classical Latin, [sakˈsɪ.fra.ɡʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [sakˈsiː.fra.ɡus].