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Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin pygmaeus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
pigmeu (feminine pigmea, masculine plural pigmeus, feminine plural pigmees)
- (relational) pygmy
Noun
pigmeu m (plural pigmeus, feminine pigmea)
- pygmy
Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin pygmaeus, from Ancient Greek πυγμαῖος (pugmaîos).
Pronunciation
Noun
pigmeu m (plural pigmeus, feminine pigmeia, feminine plural pigmeias)
- pygmy (a member of various African peoples noted for their low stature)
- (Greek mythology) pygmy (a member of a mythological race of dwarfs)
- (figuratively) pygmy (any dwarfish person)
- Synonyms: anão, nanico
- (figuratively) pygmy (an insignificant person)
Adjective
pigmeu (feminine pigmeia, masculine plural pigmeus, feminine plural pigmeias)
- dwarfish (very short)
- Synonyms: anão, nanico
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French pygmée.
Noun
pigmeu m (plural pigmei)
- pygmy
Declension