pygmaeus

Latin

Alternative forms

• pygmeus

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πυγμαῖος (pugmaîos, “fist-sized”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /pyɡˈmae̯.us/, [pʏɡˈmäe̯ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /piɡˈme.us/, [piɡˈmɛːus]

Adjective

pygmaeus (feminine pygmaea, neuter pygmaeum); first/second-declension adjective

1. Of or pertaining to a pygmy or dwarf, especially to the mythical Pygmaeī of Africa.
2. Short; of reduced stature.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
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