fragilis

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *fragelis. Equivalent to frangō (break, shatter) + -ilis (-ile).

Pronunciation

Adjective

fragilis (neuter fragile, comparative fragilior); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. fragile, brittle, easily broken, breakable
  2. (figuratively) weak, frail, flimsy, perishable

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative fragilis fragile fragilēs fragilia
Genitive fragilis fragilium
Dative fragilī fragilibus
Accusative fragilem fragile fragilēs
fragilīs
fragilia
Ablative fragilī fragilibus
Vocative fragilis fragile fragilēs fragilia

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • fragilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • fragilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • fragilis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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