adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
perhonōrificus
perhonōrificus (feminine perhonōrifica, neuter perhonōrificum)
Classical[pɛ.rɔ.noːˈrɪ.fɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[pe.ro.noˈriː.fi.kus]
Meaning
- adjectivevery honorific (that shows or confers great honour)
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | perhonōrificus | perhonōrifica | perhonōrificum |
| genitive | perhonōrificī | perhonōrificae | perhonōrificī |
| dative | perhonōrificō | perhonōrificae | perhonōrificō |
| accusative | perhonōrificum | perhonōrificam | perhonōrificum |
| ablative | perhonōrificō | perhonōrificā | perhonōrificō |
| vocative | perhonōrifice | perhonōrifica | perhonōrificum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | perhonōrificī | perhonōrificae | perhonōrifica |
| genitive | perhonōrificōrum | perhonōrificārum | perhonōrificōrum |
| dative | perhonōrificīs | perhonōrificīs | perhonōrificīs |
| accusative | perhonōrificōs | perhonōrificās | perhonōrifica |
| ablative | perhonōrificīs | perhonōrificīs | perhonōrificīs |
| vocative | perhonōrificī | perhonōrificae | perhonōrifica |
pĕr-hŏnōrĭfĭcus, a, um, adj.
I. That does one much honor, very honorable:
con salutatio forensis perhonorifica, Cic. Att. 2. 18, 1: discessus, id. Prov. Cons. 19, 45.—II. That shows much honor to another, very respectful:
collega in me perhonorificus, Cic. Att. 1, 13, 2.—Adv.: pĕrhŏnōrĭfĭcē, very respectfully, Cic. Att. 14, 12, 2.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
per-honōrificus adj.,
very honorable: consalutatio: discessus.—Showing much honor, very respectful: collega in me.
Origins
From per- + honorificus.