saxigenus

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Latin

Etymology

From saxum (“a stone, rock”) + gignō.

Pronunciation

Adjective

saxigenus (feminine saxigena, neuter saxigenum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. born from stone, arising from rock

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative saxigenus saxigena saxigenum saxigenī saxigenae saxigena
genitive saxigenī saxigenae saxigenī saxigenōrum saxigenārum saxigenōrum
dative saxigenō saxigenae saxigenō saxigenīs
accusative saxigenum saxigenam saxigenum saxigenōs saxigenās saxigena
ablative saxigenō saxigenā saxigenō saxigenīs
vocative saxigene saxigena saxigenum saxigenī saxigenae saxigena

References

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