adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
permultus
permultus (feminine permulta, neuter permultum)
Classical[pɛrˈmʊɫ.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[perˈmul.tus]
Meaning
- adjectivevery much, very many
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | permultus | permulta | permultum |
| genitive | permultī | permultae | permultī |
| dative | permultō | permultae | permultō |
| accusative | permultum | permultam | permultum |
| ablative | permultō | permultā | permultō |
| vocative | permulte | permulta | permultum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | permultī | permultae | permulta |
| genitive | permultōrum | permultārum | permultōrum |
| dative | permultīs | permultīs | permultīs |
| accusative | permultōs | permultās | permulta |
| ablative | permultīs | permultīs | permultīs |
| vocative | permultī | permultae | permulta |
per-multus, a, um, adj.,
I. very much, very many (class.): nescio quantulum attulerit;
verum haud permultum attulit, Plaut. Bacch. 2, 3, 86: imitatores, Cic. Leg. 3, 14, 31: colles, Caes. B. C. 3, 43: permultum erit ex maerore tuo diminutum, Cic. Fam. 5, 16, 5: permultum interest, utrum, etc., id. Off. 1, 8, 27: permulta rogatus Fecit, Hor. S. 1, 4, 97.—Hence, adv. A. permultō, very much, by far:
permulto clariora, Cic. Div. 2, 61, 126: permulta mihi recurrunt, id. Att. 15, 23.—B. permultum, very much:
permultum ante, very frequently before, Cic. Fam. 3, 11, 1.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
per-multus adj.,
very much, very many: imitatores: colles, Cs.—As subst n.: permultum erit ex maerore tuo diminutum: permulta rogatus Fecit, H.
Origins
From Proto-Italic *perimoltos. Equivalent to per- (“very”) + multus (“much, many”).
Descendants
- Asturianpermunchu