LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

perangustus

perangustus (feminine perangusta, neuter perangustum)
Classical[pɛ.raŋˈɡʊs.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[pe.raŋˈɡus.tus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivevery narrow

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Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeperangustusperangustaperangustum
genitiveperangustīperangustaeperangustī
dativeperangustōperangustaeperangustō
accusativeperangustumperangustamperangustum
ablativeperangustōperangustāperangustō
vocativeperangusteperangustaperangustum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeperangustīperangustaeperangusta
genitiveperangustōrumperangustārumperangustōrum
dativeperangustīsperangustīsperangustīs
accusativeperangustōsperangustāsperangusta
ablativeperangustīsperangustīsperangustīs
vocativeperangustīperangustaeperangusta

pĕr-angustus, a, um, adj.,
I. very narrow (good prose): fretum, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 66, § 169: aditus, Caes. B. G. 7, 15; Curt. 3, 4, 4: via, Liv. 22, 4: semita, Curt. 7, 11, 1: termini Macedoniae, Just. 7, 1, 2.—Adv.: pĕrangustē, very narrowly, Cic. de Or. 1, 35, 163.

Origins

From per- + angustus.

Quick answers

What does perangustus mean in Latin?
perangustus, a adjective, means “very narrow”.
How do you pronounce perangustus?
In classical Latin, [pɛ.raŋˈɡʊs.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pe.raŋˈɡus.tus].