perspicuus
Latin
Etymology
From perspic(iō) + -uus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /perˈspi.ku.us/, [pɛrˈspɪ.kʊ.ʊs]
Adjective
perspicuus (feminine perspicua, neuter perspicuum); first/second declension
Inflection
First/second declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | perspicuus | perspicua | perspicuum | perspicuī | perspicuae | perspicua | |
| Genitive | perspicuī | perspicuae | perspicuī | perspicuōrum | perspicuārum | perspicuōrum | |
| Dative | perspicuō | perspicuō | perspicuīs | ||||
| Accusative | perspicuum | perspicuam | perspicuum | perspicuōs | perspicuās | perspicua | |
| Ablative | perspicuō | perspicuā | perspicuō | perspicuīs | |||
| Vocative | perspicue | perspicua | perspicuum | perspicuī | perspicuae | perspicua | |
Descendants
- English: perspicuous
- Italian: perspicuo
- Spanish: perspicuo
References
- perspicuus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- perspicuus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- perspicuus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to speak in clear, expressive language: perspicue, diserte dicere
- from this it appears, is apparent: ex quo perspicuum est
- to speak in clear, expressive language: perspicue, diserte dicere
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