pleraque

Latin

Etymology 1

A substantivisation of the neuter plural forms of the adjective plērusque, in later use functioning as an adverb.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpleː.ra.kʷe/, [ˈpɫ̪eːräkʷɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈple.ra.kwe/, [ˈplɛːräkwe]

Noun

plēraque n pl (genitive plērōrumque or plērōrunque); second declension

1. all, every thing
2. (less emphatically) the most, the greatest part

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter; without or with m optionally → n in compounds) with an indeclinable portion, plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	plēraque
Genitive	plērōrumque plērōrunque
Dative	plērīsque
Accusative	plēraque
Ablative	plērīsque
Vocative	plēraque

Adverb

plēraque (not comparable)

1. (post-Classical) mostly, for the most part

References

• “plērăque”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• plērăque in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1,190/1.
• “plērusque 2.b” on page 1,391/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)

Etymology 2

Regularly declined forms of plērusque (adjective).

Pronunciation

• plēraque: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpleː.ra.kʷe/, [ˈpɫ̪eːräkʷɛ]
• plēraque: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈple.ra.kwe/, [ˈplɛːräkwe]
• plērāque: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /pleːˈraː.kʷe/, [pɫ̪eːˈräːkʷɛ]
• plērāque: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pleˈra.kwe/, [pleˈräːkwe]

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) plēraque

1. nominative feminine singular of plērusque
2. nominative neuter plural of plērusque
3. accusative neuter plural of plērusque
4. vocative feminine singular of plērusque
5. vocative neuter plural of plērusque

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) plērāque

1. ablative feminine singular of plērusque

Etymology 3

Regularly declined forms of plērumque (noun).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpleː.ra.kʷe/, [ˈpɫ̪eːräkʷɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈple.ra.kwe/, [ˈplɛːräkwe]

Noun

(deprecated template usage) plēraque n

1. nominative plural of plērumque
2. accusative plural of plērumque
3. vocative plural of plērumque