adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
pugillāris
pugillāris (neuter pugillāre)
Classical[pʊ.ɡɪlˈlaː.rɪs]Ecclesiastical[pu.d͡ʒilˈlaː.ris]
pugillāria pl. nom. n.; pl. acc. n.; pl. voc. n.
Meaning
- relationaltwo terminationfist
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | pugillāris | pugillāris | pugillāre |
| genitive | pugillāris | pugillāris | pugillāris |
| dative | pugillārī | pugillārī | pugillārī |
| accusative | pugillārem | pugillārem | pugillāre |
| ablative | pugillārī | pugillārī | pugillārī |
| vocative | pugillāris | pugillāris | pugillāre |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | pugillārēs | pugillārēs | pugillāria |
| genitive | pugillārium | pugillārium | pugillārium |
| dative | pugillāribus | pugillāribus | pugillāribus |
| accusative | pugillārīs pugillārēs | pugillārīs pugillārēs | pugillāria |
| ablative | pugillāribus | pugillāribus | pugillāribus |
| vocative | pugillārēs | pugillārēs | pugillāria |
pŭgillāris, e (pūg-, Juv. 11, 156), adj. pugillus,
I. of or belonging to the fist or hand, that can be held in the hand:
testiculi, Juv. 11, 156: cerae, i. e. writing-tablets, Prud. στεφ. 9, 15; more freq. subst.: pŭgillā-res, ĭum, m. (sc. libelli), writing-tablets, Sen. Ep. 15, 6; 108, 6; Plin. 16, 16, 27, § 68; 13, 11, 21, § 69; Plin. Ep. 1, 6, 1; 6, 5, 6; Suet. Aug. 39; sing., Vulg. Luc. 1, 39.—Also pŭgillāria, ĭum, n., Laber. ap. Charis. p. 75 P.; Cat. 42, 4; Gell. 17, 9, 17.—In sing.: pŭgillar, āris, n., a writing-tablet, Aus. Epig. 146.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
pugillāris e (pūg-, Iu.), adj.
pugillus, a handful, filling the fist, as large as the clenched hand , Iu.—Plur n . as subst, writing-tablets , Ct.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Latin pugillāris From pugillus (“a handful, fistful”) + -āris.