adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
perpusillus
perpusillus (feminine perpusilla, neuter perpusillum)
Classical[pɛr.pʊˈsɪl.lʊs]Ecclesiastical[per.puˈs̬il.lus]
Meaning
- adjectivevery small; very little
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | perpusillus | perpusilla | perpusillum |
| genitive | perpusillī | perpusillae | perpusillī |
| dative | perpusillō | perpusillae | perpusillō |
| accusative | perpusillum | perpusillam | perpusillum |
| ablative | perpusillō | perpusillā | perpusillō |
| vocative | perpusille | perpusilla | perpusillum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | perpusillī | perpusillae | perpusilla |
| genitive | perpusillōrum | perpusillārum | perpusillōrum |
| dative | perpusillīs | perpusillīs | perpusillīs |
| accusative | perpusillōs | perpusillās | perpusilla |
| ablative | perpusillīs | perpusillīs | perpusillīs |
| vocative | perpusillī | perpusillae | perpusilla |
per-pŭsillus, a, um, adj.,
I. very small, very little: pusillus testis processit ... Non accusabis: perpusillum rogabo, in a double sense (adj. or adv.), I will ask very little, or, the very little man, Cic. de Or. 2, 60, 245.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
per-pusillus adj., very small, very little: perpusillum rogabo (in a double sense adj. or adv.
), I will ask very little, or, the very little man.
Origins
From per- + pusillus.