LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

praeparvus

praeparvus (feminine praeparva, neuter praeparvum)
Classical[prae̯ˈpar.wʊs]Ecclesiastical[preˈpar.vus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivevery small, little, puny
  2. adjectivevery cheap

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepraeparvuspraeparvapraeparvum
genitivepraeparvīpraeparvaepraeparvī
dativepraeparvōpraeparvaepraeparvō
accusativepraeparvumpraeparvampraeparvum
ablativepraeparvōpraeparvāpraeparvō
vocativepraeparvepraeparvapraeparvum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepraeparvīpraeparvaepraeparva
genitivepraeparvōrumpraeparvārumpraeparvōrum
dativepraeparvīspraeparvīspraeparvīs
accusativepraeparvōspraeparvāspraeparva
ablativepraeparvīspraeparvīspraeparvīs
vocativepraeparvīpraeparvaepraeparva

prae-parvus, a, um, adj.,
I. very small (poet.), Juvenc. 2, 819.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinpraeparvus

Latin parvus Latin praeparvus From prae- + parvus.

Quick answers

What does praeparvus mean in Latin?
praeparvus, a adjective, means “very small, little, puny; very cheap”.
How do you pronounce praeparvus?
In classical Latin, [prae̯ˈpar.wʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [preˈpar.vus].
Where does praeparvus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per- → Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? → Proto-Italic *prai → Proto-Italic *prai- → Latin praeparvus.