anfractus

Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From *ānfringō + -tus (forming action noun), or directly from ambi- +‎ frangō +‎ -tus.

Noun

ānfrāctus m (genitive ānfrāctūs); fourth declension

  1. bend, curve, turning
  2. curvature
  3. circuit, revolution
Declension

Fourth-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative ānfrāctus ānfrāctūs
genitive ānfrāctūs ānfrāctuum
dative ānfrāctuī ānfrāctibus
accusative ānfrāctum ānfrāctūs
ablative ānfrāctū ānfrāctibus
vocative ānfrāctus ānfrāctūs
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Participial adjective from *ānfringō, or directly from ambi- +‎ frangō +‎ -tus.

Adjective

ānfrāctus (feminine ānfrācta, neuter ānfrāctum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. winding, bending
  2. crooked, bent
Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

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