LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

permagnus

permagnus (feminine permagna, neuter permagnum)
Classical[pɛrˈmaŋ.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[perˈmaɲ.ɲus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivevery great
  2. adjectivevery large

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepermagnuspermagnapermagnum
genitivepermagnīpermagnaepermagnī
dativepermagnōpermagnaepermagnō
accusativepermagnumpermagnampermagnum
ablativepermagnōpermagnāpermagnō
vocativepermagnepermagnapermagnum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepermagnīpermagnaepermagna
genitivepermagnōrumpermagnārumpermagnōrum
dativepermagnīspermagnīspermagnīs
accusativepermagnōspermagnāspermagna
ablativepermagnīspermagnīspermagnīs
vocativepermagnīpermagnaepermagna

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.

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

Quick answers

What does permagnus mean in Latin?
permagnus, a adjective, means “very great; very large”.
How do you pronounce permagnus?
In classical Latin, [pɛrˈmaŋ.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [perˈmaɲ.ɲus].