frāgum
neuter
The Latin word for strawberry is frāgum.
This term refers to the strawberry as an accessory fruit.
Meaning: accessory fruit (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The word frāgum is a neuter noun.
Did you know?
- Ancient Romans did not have the modern garden strawberry, so frāgum referred to smaller, wilder forest varieties.
- The Latin word frāgum is a distant relative of the French word fraise and the Spanish word fresa.
- The term is often used in modern scientific nomenclature, such as in the genus name Fragaria, to classify all strawberries.
Example sentences for Latin are not verified yet.
Example conversation
Lucia and Gaius are eating fruit in a garden.
- LuciaVisne hoc frāgum, Gaie?Do you want this strawberry, Gaius?
- GaiusIta, Lucia, gratias tibi.Yes, Lucia, thank you.
- LuciaHoc frāgum dulce est.This strawberry is sweet.
- GaiusRevera, optimē sapit!Indeed, it tastes great!
Sources
- Wiktionary, “strawberry” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
