ossifragus

Latin

Etymology

From os (“bone”) +‎ frangō (“break”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

ossifragus (feminine ossifraga, neuter ossifragum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. bone-breaking

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ossifragus ossifraga ossifragum ossifragī ossifragae ossifraga
Genitive ossifragī ossifragae ossifragī ossifragōrum ossifragārum ossifragōrum
Dative ossifragō ossifragō ossifragīs
Accusative ossifragum ossifragam ossifragum ossifragōs ossifragās ossifraga
Ablative ossifragō ossifragā ossifragō ossifragīs
Vocative ossifrage ossifraga ossifragum ossifragī ossifragae ossifraga

Noun
ossifragus (osprey)

ossifragus m (genitive ossifragī); second declension

  1. osprey, sea eagle

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ossifragus ossifragī
Genitive ossifragī ossifragōrum
Dative ossifragō ossifragīs
Accusative ossifragum ossifragōs
Ablative ossifragō ossifragīs
Vocative ossifrage ossifragī

Descendants
  • → Catalan: ossífrag
  • English: osprey
  • ⇒ Vulgar Latin: ossifrangens

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