adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
perangustus
perangustus (feminine perangusta, neuter perangustum)
Classical[pɛ.raŋˈɡʊs.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[pe.raŋˈɡus.tus]
Meaning
- adjectivevery narrow
In the readers how our graded readers gloss it
very narrow
perangustus -a -um — in De Bello Gallico III
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | perangustus | perangusta | perangustum |
| genitive | perangustī | perangustae | perangustī |
| dative | perangustō | perangustae | perangustō |
| accusative | perangustum | perangustam | perangustum |
| ablative | perangustō | perangustā | perangustō |
| vocative | peranguste | perangusta | perangustum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | perangustī | perangustae | perangusta |
| genitive | perangustōrum | perangustārum | perangustōrum |
| dative | perangustīs | perangustīs | perangustīs |
| accusative | perangustōs | perangustās | perangusta |
| ablative | perangustīs | perangustīs | perangustīs |
| vocative | perangustī | perangustae | perangusta |
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.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
per-angustus adj.,
very narrow: fretum: aditus, Cs.: via, L.: semita, Cu.
Origins
From per- + angustus.