naufragus

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Latin

Etymology

From nāvis (“ship”) +‎ frangō (“to break”) +‎ -us.

Pronunciation

Adjective

naufragus (feminine naufraga, neuter naufragum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. shipwrecked, wrecked
  2. causing shipwreck, shipwrecking
  3. (figuratively) ruined

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative naufragus naufraga naufragum naufragī naufragae naufraga
Genitive naufragī naufragae naufragī naufragōrum naufragārum naufragōrum
Dative naufragō naufragō naufragīs
Accusative naufragum naufragam naufragum naufragōs naufragās naufraga
Ablative naufragō naufragā naufragō naufragīs
Vocative naufrage naufraga naufragum naufragī naufragae naufraga

Alternative forms

  • navifragus (only in the sense "causing shipwreck")

Descendants

Noun

naufragus m (genitive naufragī); second declension

  1. a shipwrecked person

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative naufragus naufragī
Genitive naufragī naufragōrum
Dative naufragō naufragīs
Accusative naufragum naufragōs
Ablative naufragō naufragīs
Vocative naufrage naufragī

References

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