perexiguus
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From per- + exig(ō) (“to demand”) + -uus.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /pe.rekˈsi.ɡu.us/, [pɛrɛkˈs̠ɪɡuʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pe.rekˈsi.ɡu.us/, [pereɡˈziːɡuːs]
Adjective
[edit]perexiguus (feminine perexigua, neuter perexiguum); first/second-declension adjective
- Very small
Declension
[edit]First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | perexiguus | perexigua | perexiguum | perexiguī | perexiguae | perexigua | |
| genitive | perexiguī | perexiguae | perexiguī | perexiguōrum | perexiguārum | perexiguōrum | |
| dative | perexiguō | perexiguae | perexiguō | perexiguīs | |||
| accusative | perexiguum | perexiguam | perexiguum | perexiguōs | perexiguās | perexigua | |
| ablative | perexiguō | perexiguā | perexiguō | perexiguīs | |||
| vocative | perexigue | perexigua | perexiguum | perexiguī | perexiguae | perexigua | |
References
[edit]- “perexiguus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “perexiguus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- perexiguus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.