adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
vēgrandis
vēgrandis (neuter vēgrande)
Classical[weːˈɡran.dɪs]Ecclesiastical[veˈɡran.dis]
Meaning
- two terminationnot very large; little, small, diminutive, puny
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | vēgrandis | vēgrandis | vēgrande |
| genitive | vēgrandis | vēgrandis | vēgrandis |
| dative | vēgrandī | vēgrandī | vēgrandī |
| accusative | vēgrandem | vēgrandem | vēgrande |
| ablative | vēgrandī | vēgrandī | vēgrandī |
| vocative | vēgrandis | vēgrandis | vēgrande |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | vēgrandēs | vēgrandēs | vēgrandia |
| genitive | vēgrandium | vēgrandium | vēgrandium |
| dative | vēgrandibus | vēgrandibus | vēgrandibus |
| accusative | vēgrandīs vēgrandēs | vēgrandīs vēgrandēs | vēgrandia |
| ablative | vēgrandibus | vēgrandibus | vēgrandibus |
| vocative | vēgrandēs | vēgrandēs | vēgrandia |
vē-grandis, e, adj.,
I. not very large, little, small, diminutive (very rare):
oves vegrandes atque imbecillae, Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 13: farra, Ov. F. 3, 445: frumentum, Fest. p. 372: gradus, Plaut. Fragm. ib.—II. Very great, = valde grandis, Non. 183, 30:
non idcirco extollitur, nec vitae vegrandi datur, Lucil. ap. Non. l. l. (Sat. 26, 35): homo vegrandi macie torridus, Cic. Agr. 2, 34, 93 (dub. Zumpt; B. and K. ut grandi).Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
vē-grandis e, adj.,
little, diminutive: farra, O.
Origins
Proto-Italic *grandis Latin grandis Latin vēgrandis From vē- (“not, less”) + grandis (“large”).