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Suffrago
‖
Suf-fra′go
,Noun.
[L., the hock, from
sub
under + frangere
to break.] (Zool.)
The heel joint.
Definition 2024
suffrago
suffrago
See also: suffragò
Latin
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /sufˈfraː.ɡoː/, [sʊfˈfraː.ɡoː]
Verb
suffrāgō (present infinitive suffrāgāre, perfect active suffrāgāvī, supine suffrāgātum); first conjugation
Inflection
Related terms
Descendants
- Spanish: sufragar
Etymology 2
From sub- + *fragō, from 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
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
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “suffrago”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.