noun · neutersecond declension
plērumque1
plērumque n (genitive plērīque)
Classical[pɫeːˈrʊŋ.kʷɛ]Ecclesiastical[pleˈruŋ.kʷe]
№ 974 of the 1,000 commonest wordsMille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- the greatest part, the greater part
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
maximam partemplērumque — in IVLIANVS II: Imperium, ch. 24
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Plerique · Plurimi
Plerique means a great many, in an absolute sense; plurimi, most, in a superlative sense. Tac. Ann. xiii. 27. Plurimis equitum, plerisque senatorum non aliunde originem trahi. (vi. 273.)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | plērumque | plēraque |
| genitive | plērīque | plērōrumque plērōrunque |
| dative | plērōque | plērīsque |
| accusative | plērumque | plēraque |
| ablative | plērōque | plērīsque |
| vocative | plērumque | plēraque |
plērumque, v. plerusque.
Origins
From plērusque: as a noun, a substantivisation of its neuter forms; as an adverb, a neuter adverbial accusative.