pygmaeus

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Latin

Alternative forms

pygmeus

Etymology

From Pygmaeī (“a mythical race of pygmies”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /pyɡˈmae̯.us/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /piɡˈme.us/,

Adjective

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

First/second-declension adjective.

Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Number	Singular				Plural
Nominative	pygmaeus	pygmaea	pygmaeum		pygmaeī	pygmaeae	pygmaea
Genitive	pygmaeī	pygmaeae	pygmaeī		pygmaeōrum	pygmaeārum	pygmaeōrum
Dative	pygmaeō	pygmaeae	pygmaeō		pygmaeīs
Accusative	pygmaeum	pygmaeam	pygmaeum		pygmaeōs	pygmaeās	pygmaea
Ablative	pygmaeō	pygmaeā	pygmaeō		pygmaeīs
Vocative	pygmaee	pygmaea	pygmaeum		pygmaeī	pygmaeae	pygmaea

Synonyms

pūmilus

Related terms

Pygmaeī

Descendants

→ Catalan: pigmeu
→ English: pygmy
→ French: pygmée
→ Italian: pigmeo
→ Portuguese: pigmeu
→ Romanian: pigmeu
→ Spanish: pigmeo

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