suffrago

See also: suffragò

English

Etymology

Latin suffrāgō

Noun

suffrago

  1. (zoology) The joint between the tibia and tarsus, such as the hock of a horse's hind leg or the heel of a bird.

Anagrams

Italian

Verb

suffrago

  1. first-person singular present indicative of suffragare

Latin

Etymology 1

The etymology of the Latin word is uncertain, with some sources citing Latin suffragari "lend support, vote for someone", from sub "under" + fragor "crash, din, shouts (as of approval)", related to frangere "to break" (related to fraction and fractious "quarrelsome"). Other sources say that attempts to connect suffragium with fragor cannot be taken seriously. Some etymologists think the word may be related to suffrago and may have originally meant an ankle bone or knuckle bone.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /sufˈfraː.ɡoː/, [sʊfˈfraː.ɡoː]

Verb

suffrāgō (present infinitive suffrāgāre, perfect active suffrāgāvī, supine suffrāgātum); first conjugation

  1. I support; I vote for

Inflection
   Conjugation of suffrago (first conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present suffrāgō suffrāgās suffrāgat suffrāgāmus suffrāgātis suffrāgant
imperfect suffrāgābam suffrāgābās suffrāgābat suffrāgābāmus suffrāgābātis suffrāgābant
future suffrāgābō suffrāgābis suffrāgābit suffrāgābimus suffrāgābitis suffrāgābunt
perfect suffrāgāvī suffrāgāvistī suffrāgāvit suffrāgāvimus suffrāgāvistis suffrāgāvērunt, suffrāgāvēre
pluperfect suffrāgāveram suffrāgāverās suffrāgāverat suffrāgāverāmus suffrāgāverātis suffrāgāverant
future perfect suffrāgāverō suffrāgāveris suffrāgāverit suffrāgāverimus suffrāgāveritis suffrāgāverint
passive present suffrāgor suffrāgāris, suffrāgāre suffrāgātur suffrāgāmur suffrāgāminī suffrāgantur
imperfect suffrāgābar suffrāgābāris, suffrāgābāre suffrāgābātur suffrāgābāmur suffrāgābāminī suffrāgābantur
future suffrāgābor suffrāgāberis, suffrāgābere suffrāgābitur suffrāgābimur suffrāgābiminī suffrāgābuntur
perfect suffrāgātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect suffrāgātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect suffrāgātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present suffrāgem suffrāgēs suffrāget suffrāgēmus suffrāgētis suffrāgent
imperfect suffrāgārem suffrāgārēs suffrāgāret suffrāgārēmus suffrāgārētis suffrāgārent
perfect suffrāgāverim suffrāgāverīs suffrāgāverit suffrāgāverimus suffrāgāveritis suffrāgāverint
pluperfect suffrāgāvissem suffrāgāvissēs suffrāgāvisset suffrāgāvissēmus suffrāgāvissētis suffrāgāvissent
passive present suffrāger suffrāgēris, suffrāgēre suffrāgētur suffrāgēmur suffrāgēminī suffrāgentur
imperfect suffrāgārer suffrāgārēris, suffrāgārēre suffrāgārētur suffrāgārēmur suffrāgārēminī suffrāgārentur
perfect suffrāgātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect suffrāgātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — suffrāgā — — suffrāgāte —
future — suffrāgātō suffrāgātō — suffrāgātōte suffrāgantō
passive present — suffrāgāre — — suffrāgāminī —
future — suffrāgātor suffrāgātor — — suffrāgantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives suffrāgāre suffrāgāvisse suffrāgātūrus esse suffrāgārī suffrāgātus esse suffrāgātum īrī
participles suffrāgāns — suffrāgātūrus — suffrāgātus suffrāgandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
nominative genitive dative/ablative accusative accusative ablative
suffrāgāre suffrāgandī suffrāgandō suffrāgandum suffrāgātum suffrāgātū

Descendants

Etymology 2

From sub- +‎ *fragō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrāg- (“rump, hock, hindquarters”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- (“to break, crack, split”). Cognate with Latin braca (“trousers”).

Noun

suffrāgō f (genitive suffrāginis); third declension

  1. the ham or hough, hock of a quadruped's hind leg

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative suffrāgō suffrāginēs
Genitive suffrāginis suffrāginum
Dative suffrāginī suffrāginibus
Accusative suffrāginem suffrāginēs
Ablative suffrāgine suffrāginibus
Vocative suffrāgō suffrāginēs

References
  • suffrago in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • suffrago in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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