saxificus

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Latin

Etymology

From saxum (“rock, stone”) +‎ -ficus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

saxificus (feminine saxifica, neuter saxificum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. that turns into stone, petrifying

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative saxificus saxifica saxificum saxificī saxificae saxifica
genitive saxificī saxificae saxificī saxificōrum saxificārum saxificōrum
dative saxificō saxificae saxificō saxificīs
accusative saxificum saxificam saxificum saxificōs saxificās saxifica
ablative saxificō saxificā saxificō saxificīs
vocative saxifice saxifica saxificum saxificī saxificae saxifica

References

  • “saxificus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • saxificus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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