pusillanimis
Latin
Etymology
From pusillus (“very small”) + animus (“spirit”), calque of Ancient Greek ὀλιγόψυχος (oligópsukhos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /pu.silˈla.ni.mis/, [pʊ.sɪlˈla.nɪ.mɪs]
Adjective
pusillanimis (neuter pusillanime); third declension
Inflection
Third declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| nominative | pusillanimis | pusillanime | pusillanimēs | pusillanimia | |
| genitive | pusillanimis | pusillanimium | |||
| dative | pusillanimī | pusillanimibus | |||
| accusative | pusillanimem | pusillanime | pusillanimēs | pusillanimia | |
| ablative | pusillanimī | pusillanimibus | |||
| vocative | pusillanimis | pusillanime | pusillanimēs | pusillanimia | |
References
- pusillanimis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- pusillanimis in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- pusillanimis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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