suffrago
English
Etymology
Noun
suffrago
- (zoology) The joint between the tibia and tarsus, such as the hock of a horse's hind leg or the heel of a bird.
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Verb
suffrago
Latin
Etymology 1
The etymology of the Latin word is uncertain, with some sources citing Latin suffragari "lend support, vote for someone", from sub "under" + fragor "crash, din, shouts (as of approval)", related to frangere "to break" (related to fraction and fractious "quarrelsome"). Other sources say that attempts to connect suffragium with fragor cannot be taken seriously. Some etymologists think the word may be related to suffrago and may have originally meant an ankle bone or knuckle bone.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /sufˈfraː.ɡoː/, [s̠ʊfˈfräːɡoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /sufˈfra.ɡo/, [sufˈfräːɡo]
Verb
suffrāgō (present infinitive suffrāgāre, perfect active suffrāgāvī, supine suffrāgātum); first conjugation
Conjugation
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Descendants
- Spanish: sufragar
Etymology 2
From sub- + *fragō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrāg- (“rump, hock, hindquarters”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- (“to break, crack, split”). Cognate with Latin braca (“trousers”).
Noun
suffrāgō f (genitive suffrāginis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | suffrāgō | suffrāginēs |
Genitive | suffrāginis | suffrāginum |
Dative | suffrāginī | suffrāginibus |
Accusative | suffrāginem | suffrāginēs |
Ablative | suffrāgine | suffrāginibus |
Vocative | suffrāgō | suffrāginēs |
References
- “suffrago”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- suffrago in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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