lumbifragium
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Coined by Plautus, from lumbus (“loin, genitals”) + frangō (“to break”) + -ium.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /lum.biˈfra.ɡi.um/, [ɫ̪ʊmbɪˈfräɡiʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /lum.biˈfra.d͡ʒi.um/, [lumbiˈfräːd͡ʒium]
Noun[edit]
lumbifragium n (genitive lumbifragiī or lumbifragī); second declension
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | lumbifragium | lumbifragia |
| Genitive | lumbifragiī lumbifragī1 |
lumbifragiōrum |
| Dative | lumbifragiō | lumbifragiīs |
| Accusative | lumbifragium | lumbifragia |
| Ablative | lumbifragiō | lumbifragiīs |
| Vocative | lumbifragium | lumbifragia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References[edit]
- “lumbĭfrăgĭum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- lumbĭfrăgĭum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- lumbifragium in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung
- R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “lumbifragium”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources[1], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC