adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
pergravis
pergravis (neuter pergrave)
Classical[ˈpɛr.ɡra.wɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɛr.ɡra.vis]
Meaning
- two terminationvery heavy
- two terminationvery troublesome
- two terminationvery grave
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | pergravis | pergravis | pergrave |
| genitive | pergravis | pergravis | pergravis |
| dative | pergravī | pergravī | pergravī |
| accusative | pergravem | pergravem | pergrave |
| ablative | pergravī | pergravī | pergravī |
| vocative | pergravis | pergravis | pergrave |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | pergravēs | pergravēs | pergravia |
| genitive | pergravium | pergravium | pergravium |
| dative | pergravibus | pergravibus | pergravibus |
| accusative | pergravīs pergravēs | pergravīs pergravēs | pergravia |
| ablative | pergravibus | pergravibus | pergravibus |
| vocative | pergravēs | pergravēs | pergravia |
per-grăvis, e, adj.,
I. very weighty or grave, very important (class.):
pergravia (haec), opp. levia, Ter. Hec. 3, 1, 12: testes, Cic. Cael. 26, 63: oratio, id. Sest. 50, 107.— Adv.: pergrăvĭter, very gravely, very seriously (class.): pergraviter offensus, Cic. Att. 1, 10, 2: reprehendere aliquem, id. de Or. 1, 53, 227.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
per-gravis e, adj.,
very weighty, highly important: pergravia, T.: testes.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *gʷreh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us Proto-Italic *gʷraus Latin gravis Latin pergravis From per- + gravis.