adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
perspicuus
perspicuus (feminine perspicua, neuter perspicuum)
Classical[pɛrˈspɪ.ku.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[perˈspiː.ku.us]
Meaning
- adjectivetransparent, clear
- adjectiveevident, manifest, perspicuous
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
trānslūcidusperspicuus -a -um — in Epistulae, ch. 7
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | perspicuus | perspicua | perspicuum |
| genitive | perspicuī | perspicuae | perspicuī |
| dative | perspicuō | perspicuae | perspicuō |
| accusative | perspicuum | perspicuam | perspicuum |
| ablative | perspicuō | perspicuā | perspicuō |
| vocative | perspicue | perspicua | perspicuum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | perspicuī | perspicuae | perspicua |
| genitive | perspicuōrum | perspicuārum | perspicuōrum |
| dative | perspicuīs | perspicuīs | perspicuīs |
| accusative | perspicuōs | perspicuās | perspicua |
| ablative | perspicuīs | perspicuīs | perspicuīs |
| vocative | perspicuī | perspicuae | perspicua |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- ex quo perspicuum est
- from this it appears, is apparent.
- perspicue, diserte dicere
- to speak in clear, expressive language.
perspĭcŭus, a, um, adj. perspicio,
I. transparent, clear (syn. tralucidus).
I. Lit.:
aquae, Ov. M. 5, 588: sal, Plin. 31, 7, 39, § 79: calix, Mart. 4, 86, 2: gemma, id. 8, 68, 5: nives, i.e. crystals, Stat. S. 3, 3, 94.— II. Trop., evident, clear, manifest, perspicuous (very freq. and class.;
syn. evidens): quasi vero hoc perspicuum sit constetque inter omnes, Cic. N. D. 3, 4, 11: quid potest esse tam apertum, tamque perspicuum, id. ib. 2, 2, 4; id. Rosc. Am. 7, 18: adultera tenui veste perspicua, known by, Sen. Contr. 2, 15 fin.: perspicuum est, quod, etc., Vulg. Gen. 26, 9.—Hence, adv.: per-spĭcŭē, evidently, clearly, manifestly, perspicuously: plane et perspicue expedire aliquid, Cic. Fin. 3, 5, 19: aperte et perspicue, Cic. Verr. 1, 7, 20: perspicue falsa, id. Cael. 11, 26: dilucide atque perspicue, Plin. 18, 28, 68, § 274.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
perspicuus adj.
SPEC-, transparent, clear : aquae, O.—Fig., evident, clear, manifest, perspicuous : mors: consilia: hoc inter omnīs.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Italic *-wos Latin -uus Latin perspicuus From perspic(iō) + -uus.
Descendants
- Englishperspicuous
- Italianperspicuo
- Spanishperspicuo
In English words that came into English from perspicuus
- perspicuousperspicuus
- perspicuityperspicuitās