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frugalis

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Latin

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Etymology

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From frūx (fruits of the earth, produce), usually in plural frūgēs +‎ -ālis.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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frūgālis (neuter frūgāle, comparative frūgālior, superlative frūgālissimus, adverb frūgāliter); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. pertaining to fruits (or vegetables)
  2. (Late Latin) economical, frugal, thrifty
    Synonyms: (see usage notes) frūgī, parcus

Usage notes

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In Classical Latin, the comparative frūgālior and superlative frūgālissimus are well attested, but the positive degree frūgālis is found only once, meaning "pertaining to fruits". The adjective frūgī was used to mean "frugal".

Declension

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Third-declension two-termination adjective.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative frūgālis frūgāle frūgālēs frūgālia
genitive frūgālis frūgālium
dative frūgālī frūgālibus
accusative frūgālem frūgāle frūgālēs
frūgālīs
frūgālia
ablative frūgālī frūgālibus
vocative frūgālis frūgāle frūgālēs frūgālia

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Catalan: frugal
  • English: frugal
  • French: frugal
  • Galician: frugal
  • Italian: frugale
  • Portuguese: frugal
  • Romanian: frugal
  • Spanish: frugal

References

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