adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)
perpulcher
perpulcher (feminine perpulchra, neuter perpulchrum)
Classical[pɛrˈpʊɫ.kʰɛr]Ecclesiastical[perˈpul.ker]
Meaning
- adjectiveVery beautiful.
Cluſius miſit perpulchram: […]
1634, Thomas Muffet, Insectorum sive minimorum animalium theatrum, page 93:
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | in -er perpulcher | perpulchra | perpulchrum |
| genitive | perpulchrī | perpulchrae | perpulchrī |
| dative | perpulchrō | perpulchrae | perpulchrō |
| accusative | perpulchrum | perpulchram | perpulchrum |
| ablative | perpulchrō | perpulchrā | perpulchrō |
| vocative | perpulcher | perpulchra | perpulchrum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | perpulchrī | perpulchrae | perpulchra |
| genitive | perpulchrōrum | perpulchrārum | perpulchrōrum |
| dative | perpulchrīs | perpulchrīs | perpulchrīs |
| accusative | perpulchrōs | perpulchrās | perpulchra |
| ablative | perpulchrīs | perpulchrīs | perpulchrīs |
| vocative | perpulchrī | perpulchrae | perpulchra |
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
per-pulcher (-cer) chra, chrum, adj.,
very beautiful: dona, T.
Origins
From per- (“very”) + pulcher (“beautiful, pretty”).