adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
perexiguus
perexiguus (feminine perexigua, neuter perexiguum)
Classical[pɛ.rɛkˈsɪ.ɡu.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[pe.reɡˈziː.ɡu.us]
Meaning
- adjectiveVery small
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | perexiguus | perexigua | perexiguum |
| genitive | perexiguī | perexiguae | perexiguī |
| dative | perexiguō | perexiguae | perexiguō |
| accusative | perexiguum | perexiguam | perexiguum |
| ablative | perexiguō | perexiguā | perexiguō |
| vocative | perexigue | perexigua | perexiguum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | perexiguī | perexiguae | perexigua |
| genitive | perexiguōrum | perexiguārum | perexiguōrum |
| dative | perexiguīs | perexiguīs | perexiguīs |
| accusative | perexiguōs | perexiguās | perexigua |
| ablative | perexiguīs | perexiguīs | perexiguīs |
| vocative | perexiguī | perexiguae | perexigua |
pĕr-exĭgŭus, a, um, adj.,
I. very small, very little (class.):
semen perexiguum, Cic. N. D. 2, 32, 81: dies, very short, Cic. Verr. 1, 2, 6: et perminuta bona corporis, id. Tusc. 2, 13, 30: loci spatium, Caes. B. G. 5, 15: argentum, Liv. 22, 52: ignes, Nep. Hann. 9, 3: frumentum, Caes. B. C. 3, 42.—Adv.: pĕrexĭgŭē, very little, very sparingly: perexigue et γλίσχρως praebere, Cic. Att. 16, 1, 5.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
per-exiguus adj.,
very small, petty, insignificant: semen: dies, very short: argentum, L.: ignes, N.: frumentum, Cs.
Origins
From per- + exig(ō) (“to demand”) + -uus.