adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
permagnus
permagnus (feminine permagna, neuter permagnum)
Classical[pɛrˈmaŋ.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[perˈmaɲ.ɲus]
Meaning
- adjectivevery great
- adjectivevery large
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | permagnus | permagna | permagnum |
| genitive | permagnī | permagnae | permagnī |
| dative | permagnō | permagnae | permagnō |
| accusative | permagnum | permagnam | permagnum |
| ablative | permagnō | permagnā | permagnō |
| vocative | permagne | permagna | permagnum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | permagnī | permagnae | permagna |
| genitive | permagnōrum | permagnārum | permagnōrum |
| dative | permagnīs | permagnīs | permagnīs |
| accusative | permagnōs | permagnās | permagna |
| ablative | permagnīs | permagnīs | permagnīs |
| vocative | permagnī | permagnae | permagna |
per-magnus, a, um, adj.,
I. very great, very large:
accessio, Cic. Fin. 1, 17, 15: vis naturae, id. ib. 2, 7, 18: hereditas, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 10, § 27: numerus, Caes. B. G. 7, 31.— As subst.: permagnum, i, n., a very great thing, something very great: permagnum existimans tris Olympionicas unā e domo prodire, Cic. Tusc. 1, 46, 111: permagni interest, id. Part. 24, 84: permagni refert, Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 58; so in tmesi: per enim magni aestimo tibi factum nostrum probari, Cic. Att. 10, 1, 1: decumas permagno vendere, at a very high price, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 39, § 90.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
per-māgnus adj.,
very great, vast, immense: hereditas: numerus, Cs.: tua res permagna agitur, interests: negotia, H.—As subst n., a very great thing: permagnum existimans (with acc. and infin.): permagni interest, it is of vast moment: illud permagni referre arbitror, T.: decumas permagno vendere, at a very high price.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Indo-European *m̥ǵh₂nós Proto-Italic *magnos Latin magnus Latin permagnus From per- + magnus.
Descendants
- Frenchpoire de parmainfrom Old French parmein
- Frenchpoire de parmeinfrom Old French parmein
- Frenchpoire de parminfrom Old French parmein
- Frenchparmain royalfrom Old French parmein
- Italianpermagno
- Italianpermagnio
- Normanpermainefrom Old French parmein