fragmentum

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Latin

Etymology

From frangō (“I break”) +‎ -mentum.

Pronunciation

Noun

fragmentum n (genitive fragmentī); second declension

  1. a piece (broken off), remnant, fragment

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative fragmentum fragmenta
Genitive fragmentī fragmentōrum
Dative fragmentō fragmentīs
Accusative fragmentum fragmenta
Ablative fragmentō fragmentīs
Vocative fragmentum fragmenta

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Further reading

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