plerumque
Latin
Etymology 1
From plērusque: as a noun, a substantivisation of its neuter forms; as an adverb, a neuter adverbial accusative.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /pleːˈrun.kʷe/, [pɫ̪eːˈrʊŋkʷɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pleˈrun.kwe/, [pleˈruŋkwe]
Noun
plērumque n (genitive plērīque); second declension
- (construed with a partitive genitive) the greatest part, the greater part
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter) with an indeclinable portion.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | plērumque | plēraque |
| Genitive | plērīque | plērōrumque |
| Dative | plērōque | plērīsque |
| Accusative | plērumque | plēraque |
| Ablative | plērōque | plērīsque |
| Vocative | plērumque | plēraque |
Adverb
plērumque (not comparable)
- for the most part, on most occasions, (for) most of the time, mostly, usually, generally, ordinarily, very commonly, very often, very frequently
- (post-Augustan, less emphatically) on many occasions, often, frequently
- to a large extent, largely
References
- “plērumque”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ¶ 2 plērumquĕ, ¶ 2 in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1,190/2.
- “plērusque 2.b” on page 1,391/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
Etymology 2
Adjective
(deprecated template usage) plērumque