pygmaeus
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Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek πυγμαῖος (pugmaîos, “fist-sized”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /pyɡˈmae̯.us/, [pʏɡˈmäe̯ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /piɡˈme.us/, [piɡˈmɛːus]
Adjective
[edit]pygmaeus (feminine pygmaea, neuter pygmaeum); first/second-declension adjective
- Of or pertaining to a pygmy or dwarf, especially to the mythical Pygmaeī of Africa.
- Short; of reduced stature.
Declension
[edit]First/second-declension adjective.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
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Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
Nominative | pygmaeus | pygmaea | pygmaeum | pygmaeī | pygmaeae | pygmaea | |
Genitive | pygmaeī | pygmaeae | pygmaeī | pygmaeōrum | pygmaeārum | pygmaeōrum | |
Dative | pygmaeō | pygmaeō | pygmaeīs | ||||
Accusative | pygmaeum | pygmaeam | pygmaeum | pygmaeōs | pygmaeās | pygmaea | |
Ablative | pygmaeō | pygmaeā | pygmaeō | pygmaeīs | |||
Vocative | pygmaee | pygmaea | pygmaeum | pygmaeī | pygmaeae | pygmaea |