adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
argūtulus
argūtulus (feminine argūtula, neuter argūtulum)
Classical[arˈɡuː.tʊ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[arˈɡuː.tu.lus]
Meaning
- adjectivea little talkative
- adjectivesomewhat subtle
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | argūtulus | argūtula | argūtulum |
| genitive | argūtulī | argūtulae | argūtulī |
| dative | argūtulō | argūtulae | argūtulō |
| accusative | argūtulum | argūtulam | argūtulum |
| ablative | argūtulō | argūtulā | argūtulō |
| vocative | argūtule | argūtula | argūtulum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | argūtulī | argūtulae | argūtula |
| genitive | argūtulōrum | argūtulārum | argūtulōrum |
| dative | argūtulīs | argūtulīs | argūtulīs |
| accusative | argūtulōs | argūtulās | argūtula |
| ablative | argūtulīs | argūtulīs | argūtulīs |
| vocative | argūtulī | argūtulae | argūtula |
argūtŭlus, a, um,
I. adj. dim. [id.]. *
I. A little noisy, talkative, or loquacious (v. argutus, A. 2. a.):
famula, App. M. 1, p. 117, 20.—II. Somewhat subtle, acute, keen (v. argutus, B. 1.):
libri, Cic. Att. 13, 18.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
argūtulus adj. dim.
argutus, somewhat subtle: libri.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂erǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂érǵus
- Proto-Italic*argusder.?
- Latinargūtulus
Latin argūtus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin argūtulus From argūtus (“eloquent, witty”) + -ulus (diminutive).