adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
plūsculus
plūsculus (feminine plūscula, neuter plūsculum)
Classical[ˈpɫuːs.kʊ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈplus.ku.lus]
Meaning
- adjectivea somewhat larger amount of, a little extra
- adjectivea largish amount of, quite a lot of
- adjectivein plurala fairly large number of, several
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | plūsculus | plūscula | plūsculum |
| genitive | plūsculī | plūsculae | plūsculī |
| dative | plūsculō | plūsculae | plūsculō |
| accusative | plūsculum | plūsculam | plūsculum |
| ablative | plūsculō | plūsculā | plūsculō |
| vocative | plūscule | plūscula | plūsculum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | plūsculī | plūsculae | plūscula |
| genitive | plūsculōrum | plūsculārum | plūsculōrum |
| dative | plūsculīs | plūsculīs | plūsculīs |
| accusative | plūsculōs | plūsculās | plūscula |
| ablative | plūsculīs | plūsculīs | plūsculīs |
| vocative | plūsculī | plūsculae | plūscula |
pluscŭlus, a, um,
I. adj. dim. [plus], somewhat more, a little more; rather many (only as subst. class.):
tum pluscula Supellectile opus est, Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 60: sal, Col. 12, 50, 12: ad cujus noctis exemplar similes adstruximus plusculas, several nights, App. M. 2, p. 122, 25: pyxides, id. ib. 3, p. 138, 25.—Neutr. subst., a somewhat larger amount: plusculum etiam, quam concedit veritas, amori nostro largiare, Cic. Fam. 5, 12, 3.—With gen.: plusculum negotii, Cic. de Or. 2, 24: ut plusculum sibi juris populus ascisceret, id. Rep. 2, 33, 57.—B. Adv.: pluscŭlum, somewhat more, rather more (ante-class.):
invitavit sese in cenā plusculum, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 127: plusculum annum, somewhat more than a year, id. Pers. 1, 1, 121: laborare, too much, Varr. R. R. 2, 7, 10.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
plūsculus adj. dim.
plus, somewhat more, a little more : plusculā Supellectile opus est, T.—As subst n. : plusculum etiam, quam concedit veritas, amori nostro largiare, grant a little more influence : ut plusculum sibi iuris populus ascisceret, somewhat larger rights .
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*pléh₁yōs
- Proto-Italic*plēōs
- Latinplūsculus
Old Latin plousder. Latin plūs Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Latin plūsculus From plūs + -culus.