fragmen

Latin

Etymology

From frangō (“break”) +‎ -men (noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈfraɡ.men/, [ˈfraɡ.mẽ]

Noun

fragmen n (genitive fragminis); third declension

a fracture; piece of a rock
(chiefly in the plural) fragments; ruins, wreck; chips

Inflection

Third declension neuter.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	fragmen	fragmina
genitive	fragminis	fragminum
dative	fragminī	fragminibus
accusative	fragmen	fragmina
ablative	fragmine	fragminibus
vocative	fragmen	fragmina

Synonyms

(fragment): fragmentum

Related terms

References

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

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