What does pygmaeus mean in Latin?

pygmaeus, a adjective, means “Of or pertaining to a pygmy or dwarf, especially to the mythical Pygmaeī of Africa.; Short; of reduced stature.”.

How do you pronounce pygmaeus?

In classical Latin, [pyɡˈmae̯.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [piɡˈmɛː.us].

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

pygmaeus (feminine pygmaea, neuter pygmaeum)

Classical[pyɡˈmae̯.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[piɡˈmɛː.us]

adjectiveOf or pertaining to a pygmy or dwarf, especially to the mythical Pygmaeī of Africa.
adjectiveShort; of reduced stature.

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	pygmaeus	pygmaea pygmea	pygmaeum pygmeum
genitive	pygmaeī pygmeī	pygmaeae pygmeae	pygmaeī pygmeī
dative	pygmaeō pygmeō	pygmaeae pygmeae	pygmaeō pygmeō
accusative	pygmaeum pygmeum	pygmaeam pygmeam	pygmaeum pygmeum
ablative	pygmaeō pygmeō	pygmaeā pygmeā	pygmaeō pygmeō
vocative	pygmaee pygmee	pygmaea pygmea	pygmaeum pygmeum

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	pygmaeī pygmeī	pygmaeae pygmeae	pygmaea pygmea
genitive	pygmaeōrum pygmeōrum	pygmaeārum pygmeārum	pygmaeōrum pygmeōrum
dative	pygmaeīs pygmeīs	pygmaeīs pygmeīs	pygmaeīs pygmeīs
accusative	pygmaeōs pygmeōs	pygmaeās pygmeās	pygmaea pygmea
ablative	pygmaeīs pygmeīs	pygmaeīs pygmeīs	pygmaeīs pygmeīs
vocative	pygmaeī pygmeī	pygmaeae pygmeae	pygmaea pygmea

Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.

Pygmaeus adj.,

Pygmaean, of the Pygmies (fabulous dwarfs of Africa): mater, i. e. Oenoe, queen of the Pygmies, O.: virgo, a female dwarf, Iu.

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πυγμαῖος (pugmaîos, “fist-sized”).

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