confringo

Latin

Etymology

From con- +‎ frangō (I break).

Pronunciation

Verb

cōnfringō (present infinitive cōnfringere, perfect active cōnfrēgī, supine cōnfrāctum); third conjugation

  1. to break into pieces
  2. to destroy

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Vulgar Latin: *cōnfrangere

References

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