silvifragus

Latin

Alternative forms

• sylvifragus

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /silˈu̯i.fra.ɡus/, [s̠ɪɫ̪ˈu̯ɪfräɡʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /silˈvi.fra.ɡus/, [silˈviːfräɡus]

Adjective

silvifragus (feminine silvifraga, neuter silvifragum); first/second-declension adjective

1. forest-destroying

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	silvifragus	silvifraga	silvifragum		silvifragī	silvifragae	silvifraga
genitive	silvifragī	silvifragae	silvifragī		silvifragōrum	silvifragārum	silvifragōrum
dative	silvifragō	silvifragae	silvifragō		silvifragīs
accusative	silvifragum	silvifragam	silvifragum		silvifragōs	silvifragās	silvifraga
ablative	silvifragō	silvifragā	silvifragō		silvifragīs
vocative	silvifrage	silvifraga	silvifragum		silvifragī	silvifragae	silvifraga

References

• “silvifragus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• silvifragus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.