LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

pusillanimis

pusillanimis (neuter pusillanime)
Classical[pʊ.sɪlˈla.nɪ.mɪs]Ecclesiastical[pu.s̬ilˈlaː.ni.mis]

Meaning

  1. two terminationfaint-hearted, timid, pusillanimous

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepusillanimispusillanimispusillanime
genitivepusillanimispusillanimispusillanimis
dativepusillanimīpusillanimīpusillanimī
accusativepusillanimempusillanimempusillanime
ablativepusillanimīpusillanimīpusillanimī
vocativepusillanimispusillanimispusillanime
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepusillanimēspusillanimēspusillanimia
genitivepusillanimiumpusillanimiumpusillanimium
dativepusillanimibuspusillanimibuspusillanimibus
accusativepusillanimīs
pusillanimēs		pusillanimīs
pusillanimēs		pusillanimia
ablativepusillanimibuspusillanimibuspusillanimibus
vocativepusillanimēspusillanimēspusillanimia

pŭsillănĭmis, e, adj. pusillus - animus,
I. faint - hearted, timid, pusillanimous (post-class.): pusillanimes consolari, Vulg. 1 Thess. 5, 14; Tert. Fug. in Pers. 9; Claud. Mam. Stat. Anim. 1, 20; Sid. Ep. 7, 17 fin.

Origins

From pusillus (“very small”) + animus (“spirit”), calque of Ancient Greek ὀλιγόψυχος (oligópsukhos).

Descendants
  • Catalanpusil·lànime
  • Englishpusillanimous
  • Frenchpusillanime
  • Italianpusillanime
  • Occitanpusillanime
  • Portuguesepusilânime
  • Spanishpusilánime
  • Galicianpusilánime

In English words that came into English from pusillanimis

  • pusillanimouspusillanimis

Quick answers

What does pusillanimis mean in Latin?
pusillanimis, a adjective, means “faint-hearted, timid, pusillanimous”.
How do you pronounce pusillanimis?
In classical Latin, [pʊ.sɪlˈla.nɪ.mɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pu.s̬ilˈlaː.ni.mis].