LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

periūcundus

periūcundus (feminine periūcunda, neuter periūcundum)
Classical[pɛr.juːˈkʊn.dʊs]Ecclesiastical[per.juˈkun.dus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivevery pleasant, agreeable, delightful, pleasing

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeperiūcundusperiūcundaperiūcundum
genitiveperiūcundīperiūcundaeperiūcundī
dativeperiūcundōperiūcundaeperiūcundō
accusativeperiūcundumperiūcundamperiūcundum
ablativeperiūcundōperiūcundāperiūcundō
vocativeperiūcundeperiūcundaperiūcundum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeperiūcundīperiūcundaeperiūcunda
genitiveperiūcundōrumperiūcundārumperiūcundōrum
dativeperiūcundīsperiūcundīsperiūcundīs
accusativeperiūcundōsperiūcundāsperiūcunda
ablativeperiūcundīsperiūcundīsperiūcundīs
vocativeperiūcundīperiūcundaeperiūcunda

per-jūcundus, a, um, adj.,
I. very agreeable, very pleasing: cui quidem litterae tuae perjucundae fuerunt, Cic. Fam. 1, 7, 3: disputatio, id. de Or. 2, 7, 26.—In tmesi: id mihi pergratum perque jucundum erit, Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 4; so, pergrata perque jucunda, id. de Or. 1, 47, 205. —Adv.: per-jūcundē, very agreeably, very pleasantly: versari in aliquā re, Cic. Cael. 11, 25; id. Att. 13, 52, 1.

Origins

Old Latin iuvō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Old Latin -ō Old Latin *iuwVkundos Latin iūcundus Latin periūcundus From per- + iūcundus.

Quick answers

What does periūcundus mean in Latin?
periūcundus, a adjective, means “very pleasant, agreeable, delightful, pleasing”.
How do you pronounce periūcundus?
In classical Latin, [pɛr.juːˈkʊn.dʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [per.juˈkun.dus].