petrificus

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Latin

Etymology

petra (“rock”) +‎ -ficus.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /peˈtri.fi.kus/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /peˈtri.fi.kus/,

Adjective

petrificus (feminine petrifica, neuter petrificum); first/second-declension adjective

(Medieval Latin) turning into stone, petrific, petrifactive

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular				plural
nominative	petrificus	petrifica	petrificum		petrificī	petrificae	petrifica
genitive	petrificī	petrificae	petrificī		petrificōrum	petrificārum	petrificōrum
dative	petrificō	petrificae	petrificō		petrificīs
accusative	petrificum	petrificam	petrificum		petrificōs	petrificās	petrifica
ablative	petrificō	petrificā	petrificō		petrificīs
vocative	petrifice	petrifica	petrificum		petrificī	petrificae	petrifica

References

R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “petrificus”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources‎, London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC

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