LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

silvifragus

silvifragus (feminine silvifraga, neuter silvifragum)
Classical[sɪɫˈwɪ.fra.ɡʊs]Ecclesiastical[silˈviː.fra.ɡus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveforest-destroying

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesilvifragussilvifragasilvifragum
genitivesilvifragīsilvifragaesilvifragī
dativesilvifragōsilvifragaesilvifragō
accusativesilvifragumsilvifragamsilvifragum
ablativesilvifragōsilvifragāsilvifragō
vocativesilvifragesilvifragasilvifragum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesilvifragīsilvifragaesilvifraga
genitivesilvifragōrumsilvifragārumsilvifragōrum
dativesilvifragīssilvifragīssilvifragīs
accusativesilvifragōssilvifragāssilvifraga
ablativesilvifragīssilvifragīssilvifragīs
vocativesilvifragīsilvifragaesilvifraga

silvĭfrăgus (sylv-), a, um, adj. silva-frango,
I. breaking or crushing the forest or trees: flabra venti, Lucr. 1, 275.

Origins

From silva (“woods, forest”) + frangō (“break, destroy”).

Quick answers

What does silvifragus mean in Latin?
silvifragus, a adjective, means “forest-destroying”.
How do you pronounce silvifragus?
In classical Latin, [sɪɫˈwɪ.fra.ɡʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [silˈviː.fra.ɡus].