perexiguus
Latin
Etymology
From per- + exig(ō) (“to demand”) + -uus
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /pe.rekˈsi.ɡu.us/, [pɛrɛkˈs̠ɪɡuʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pe.rekˈsi.ɡu.us/, [pereɡˈziːɡuːs]
Adjective
perexiguus (feminine perexigua, neuter perexiguum); first/second-declension adjective
- Very small
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | perexiguus | perexigua | perexiguum | perexiguī | perexiguae | perexigua | |
| Genitive | perexiguī | perexiguae | perexiguī | perexiguōrum | perexiguārum | perexiguōrum | |
| Dative | perexiguō | perexiguō | perexiguīs | ||||
| Accusative | perexiguum | perexiguam | perexiguum | perexiguōs | perexiguās | perexigua | |
| Ablative | perexiguō | perexiguā | perexiguō | perexiguīs | |||
| Vocative | perexigue | perexigua | perexiguum | perexiguī | perexiguae | perexigua | |
References
- “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.