refringo

Latin

Etymology

From re- +‎ frangō.

Pronunciation

Verb

refringō (present infinitive refringere, perfect active refrēgī, supine refrāctum); third conjugation

  1. to break up or open
  2. (physics) to refract

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Catalan: refringir
  • Old French: refraindre
  • Sicilian: rifrànciri
  • Spanish: refringir

References

  • refringo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • refringo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • refringo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to destroy a despotism, tyranny: dominationem or dominatum refringere
    • to break down the gates: portas refringere