perspicuus

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Latin

Etymology

From perspic(iō) +‎ -uus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

perspicuus (feminine perspicua, neuter perspicuum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. transparent, clear
  2. evident, manifest, perspicuous

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative perspicuus perspicua perspicuum perspicuī perspicuae perspicua
genitive perspicuī perspicuae perspicuī perspicuōrum perspicuārum perspicuōrum
dative perspicuō perspicuae perspicuō perspicuīs
accusative perspicuum perspicuam perspicuum perspicuōs perspicuās perspicua
ablative perspicuō perspicuā perspicuō perspicuīs
vocative perspicue perspicua perspicuum perspicuī perspicuae perspicua

Descendants

  • English: perspicuous
  • Italian: perspicuo
  • Spanish: perspicuo

References

  • “perspicuus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “perspicuus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • perspicuus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to speak in clear, expressive language: perspicue, diserte dicere
    • from this it appears, is apparent: ex quo perspicuum est
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