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 fragilis fragilium fragilium
Dative fragilī fragilī fragilibus fragilibus
Accusative fragilem fragile fragilēs, fragilīs fragilia
Ablative fragilī fragilī fragilibus 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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