adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
attiguus
attiguus (feminine attigua, neuter attiguum)
Classical[atˈtɪ.ɡu.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[atˈtiː.ɡu.us]
Meaning
- adjectiveadjacent
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | attiguus | attigua | attiguum |
| genitive | attiguī | attiguae | attiguī |
| dative | attiguō | attiguae | attiguō |
| accusative | attiguum | attiguam | attiguum |
| ablative | attiguō | attiguā | attiguō |
| vocative | attigue | attigua | attiguum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | attiguī | attiguae | attigua |
| genitive | attiguōrum | attiguārum | attiguōrum |
| dative | attiguīs | attiguīs | attiguīs |
| accusative | attiguōs | attiguās | attigua |
| ablative | attiguīs | attiguīs | attiguīs |
| vocative | attiguī | attiguae | attigua |
attĭgŭus (adt-), a, um, adj. attingo, as ambiguus, assiduus, continuus, from ambigo, assideo, contineo,
I. touching, bordering on, contiguous to (only post-class.):
domus, App. M. 4, p. 148, 7: nemus, id. ib. 6, p. 178, 18; Paul. Nol. Nat. XIII. S. Fel. 333 Murat.Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinattiguus
Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g- Proto-Italic *tangō Latin tangō Latin attingō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Italic *-wos Latin -uus Latin attiguus From attingō (“touch, border, be contiguous to”) + -uus. The -tig- comes from vowel reduction of tag-, the root of the base verb tangō (without the nasal infix seen in the present stems tang- and atting-).
Descendants
- Italianattiguo