parvus

Latin

Etymology

From metathesized form of Proto-Indo-European *pau-ro, from *ph₁w- (“few, small”). Cognate with Old Saxon fā (“few”), Old High German fao, fō (“few, little”), Old Norse fár (“few”), Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌹 (fawai, “few”), Old English fēawa, fēawe, fēa (“few”), Latin paucus (“little, few”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpar.wus/

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Adjective

parvus m (feminine parva, neuter parvum); first/second declension

1. small, little, cheap
2. unimportant

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case \ Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
nominative	parvus	parva	parvum		parvī	parvae	parva
genitive	parvī	parvae	parvī		parvōrum	parvārum	parvōrum
dative	parvō	parvae	parvō		parvīs	parvīs	parvīs
accusative	parvum	parvam	parvum		parvōs	parvās	parva
ablative	parvō	parvā	parvō		parvīs	parvīs	parvīs
vocative	parve	parva	parvum		parvī	parvae	parva

This adjective has irregular comparative and superlative degrees.

• comparative: minor, superlative: minimus

Antonyms

• (small): magnus

Descendants

• Spanish: parvo, párvulo
• Portuguese: parvo