fragmentum

Latin

Etymology

From frangō (to break) +‎ -mentum.

Pronunciation

Noun

fragmentum n (genitive fragmentī); second declension

  1. a piece (broken off), remnant, fragment
    Synonyms: fragmen, frustum, sēgmentum
    • 405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate John.6.12:
      Ut autem impleti sunt, dixit discipulis suis: Colligite quae superaverunt fragmenta, ne pereant.
      And when they were filled, he said to his disciples: Collect the pieces which remain, lest they go to waste.

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative fragmentum fragmenta
genitive fragmentī fragmentōrum
dative fragmentō fragmentīs
accusative fragmentum fragmenta
ablative fragmentō fragmentīs
vocative fragmentum fragmenta

Descendants

  • Catalan: fragment (learned)
  • Czech: fragment (learned)
  • Dutch: fragment (learned)
  • Middle English: fragment (learned)
  • French: fragment (learned)
  • Galician: fragmento (learned)
  • German: Fragment (learned)
  • Italian: frammento
  • Polish: fragment (learned)
  • Portuguese: fragmento (learned)
  • Russian: фрагмент (fragment) (learned)
  • Sicilian: frammentu
  • Spanish: fragmento (learned)
  • Swedish: fragment (learned)

Further reading

  • fragmentum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • fragmentum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • fragmentum”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.