fragum

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *frāgom, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreh₂ǵ-om, from *dʰreh₂ǵ- (“berry”) (compare Albanian dredhëz, Sanskrit द्राक्षा (drā́kṣā)) or *sróh₂gs (“grape”) (compare Ancient Greek ῥώξ (rhṓx) (whence Greek ρώγα (róga)), Albanian rrush).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈfraː.ɡum/, [ˈfraː.ɡũː]

Noun

frāgum n (genitive frāgī); second declension

(usually in the plural) strawberry (Fragaria vesca)

Declension

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	frāgum	frāga
Genitive	frāgī	frāgōrum
Dative	frāgō	frāgīs
Accusative	frāgum	frāga
Ablative	frāgō	frāgīs
Vocative	frāgum	frāga

Descendants

Aromanian: frangã
Catalan: fraula
→ Esperanto: frago
Friulian: freule
Italian: fragola
- → Greek: φράουλα (fráoula)
  - → Arabic: فَرَاوْلَة‎ (farāwla)
    - Egyptian Arabic: فراولة‎ (faráwla)
Old French: fraise, freise
- French: fraise
  - → Asturian: fresa
  - → Spanish: fresa
    - → Hiligaynon: frésa
    - → Tagalog: presa
  - → Moroccan Arabic: فريز‎ (friz)
- Norman: frâse (Guernsey, Jersey), fraz (Sark)
Romanian: fragă
Romansch: fraja, fraia, freja
Sicilian: fràula
- → Maltese: frawla
Sardinian: fràgula, fràula
Spanish: fragaria
Translingual: Fragaria

References

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