piguus

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Latin

Etymology

From pig(eō) +‎ -uus, from Proto-Indo-European *piǵwós, from *peyǵ- + *-wós.

Pronunciation

Adjective

piguus (feminine pigua, neuter piguum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. indolent

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative piguus pigua piguum piguī piguae pigua
Genitive piguī piguae piguī piguōrum piguārum piguōrum
Dative piguō piguō piguīs
Accusative piguum piguam piguum piguōs piguās pigua
Ablative piguō piguā piguō piguīs
Vocative pigue pigua piguum piguī piguae pigua

References

  • piguus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • piguus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • piguus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.