LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

saxigenus

saxigenus (feminine saxigena, neuter saxigenum)
Classical[sakˈsɪ.ɡɛ.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[sakˈsiː.d͡ʒe.nus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveborn from stone, arising from rock

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesaxigenussaxigenasaxigenum
genitivesaxigenīsaxigenaesaxigenī
dativesaxigenōsaxigenaesaxigenō
accusativesaxigenumsaxigenamsaxigenum
ablativesaxigenōsaxigenāsaxigenō
vocativesaxigenesaxigenasaxigenum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesaxigenīsaxigenaesaxigena
genitivesaxigenōrumsaxigenārumsaxigenōrum
dativesaxigenīssaxigenīssaxigenīs
accusativesaxigenōssaxigenāssaxigena
ablativesaxigenīssaxigenīssaxigenīs
vocativesaxigenīsaxigenaesaxigena

saxĭgĕnus, a, um, adj. saxum-gigno,
I. born or sprung from stone: semen, Prud. Cath. 5, 7.

Origins

From saxum (“a stone, rock”) + gignō.

Quick answers

What does saxigenus mean in Latin?
saxigenus, a adjective, means “born from stone, arising from rock”.
How do you pronounce saxigenus?
In classical Latin, [sakˈsɪ.ɡɛ.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [sakˈsiː.d͡ʒe.nus].