pergravis

pergravis

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.
Proto-Italic *peri-
Latin per-
Proto-Indo-European *gʷreh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-us
Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us
Proto-Italic *gʷraus
Latin gravis
Latin pergravis

    From per- + gravis.

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    pergravis (neuter pergrave); third-declension two-termination adjective

    1. very heavy
    2. very troublesome
    3. very grave

    Declension

    Third-declension two-termination adjective.

    singular plural
    masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
    nominative pergravis pergrave pergravēs pergravia
    genitive pergravis pergravium
    dative pergravī pergravibus
    accusative pergravem pergrave pergravīs
    pergravēs     		pergravia
    ablative pergravī pergravibus
    vocative pergravis pergrave pergravēs pergravia

    References

    • “pergravis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • “pergravis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • “pergravis”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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