fragilis

Latin

Etymology

From frangō (“break, shatter”) +‎ -ilis (“-ile”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfra.ɡi.lis/, [ˈfra.ɡɪ.lɪs]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfra.d͡ʒi.lis/, [ˈfraː.d͡ʒi.lis]

Adjective

fragilis (neuter fragile); third declension

  1. fragile, brittle, easily broken
  2. (figuratively) weak, frail, perishable

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
nominative fragilis fragile fragilēs fragilia
genitive fragilis fragilium
dative fragilī fragilibus
accusative fragilem fragile fragilēs, fragilīs fragilia
ablative fragilī fragilibus
vocative fragilis fragile fragilēs fragilia

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • fragilis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • fragilis in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • fragilis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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