exiguum

Latin

Etymology

From exiguus (“paltry, poor”), from exigō (“try, ascertain”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ekˈsi.ɡu.um/, [ɛkˈs̠ɪɡuʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ekˈsi.ɡu.um/, [eɡˈziːɡuːm]

Adjective

exiguum

1. inflection of exiguus:
   1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
   2. accusative masculine singular

Noun

exiguum n (genitive exiguī); second declension

1. trifle, a little
2. remnant, leftover

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	exiguum	exigua
genitive	exiguī	exiguōrum
dative	exiguō	exiguīs
accusative	exiguum	exigua
ablative	exiguō	exiguīs
vocative	exiguum	exigua

References

• exiguum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • (ambiguous) for a short time: ad exiguum tempus
    
  • (ambiguous) to incur debts on a large scale: grande, magnum (opp. exiguum) aes alienum conflare