contiguus

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Latin

Etymology

contig- (perfective active stem of contingō) +‎ -uus

Pronunciation

Adjective

contiguus (feminine contigua, neuter contiguum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. bordering on, neighboring, contiguous
    Synonyms: vīcīnus, propinquus, fīnitimus, proximus
    Antonyms: longinquus, remōtus

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative contiguus contigua contiguum contiguī contiguae contigua
Genitive contiguī contiguae contiguī contiguōrum contiguārum contiguōrum
Dative contiguō contiguō contiguīs
Accusative contiguum contiguam contiguum contiguōs contiguās contigua
Ablative contiguō contiguā contiguō contiguīs
Vocative contigue contigua contiguum contiguī contiguae contigua

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • “contiguus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “contiguus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • contiguus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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