exiguum
Latin
Etymology
From exiguus (“paltry, poor”), from exigō (“try, ascertain”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ekˈsi.ɡu.um/, [ɛkˈs̠ɪɡuʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ekˈsi.ɡu.um/, [eɡˈziːɡuːm]
Adjective
(deprecated template usage) exiguum
- inflection of exiguus:
Noun
exiguum n (genitive exiguī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | exiguum | exigua |
Genitive | exiguī | exiguōrum |
Dative | exiguō | exiguīs |
Accusative | exiguum | exigua |
Ablative | exiguō | exiguīs |
Vocative | exiguum | exigua |
References
- exiguum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- (ambiguous) for a short time: ad exiguum tempus
- (ambiguous) to incur debts on a large scale: grande, magnum (opp. exiguum) aes alienum conflare
- (ambiguous) for a short time: ad exiguum tempus