Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 1304.paruus on page 1304
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parvus small
parvus is a Latin Adjective that primarily means small.
Definitions for parvus
Wheelock's Latin
Adjective
- 1
small, little
English derivatives:
parvovirus parvule parvicellular
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Adjective
- 1
Small in size or extent; (fem. as sb.) a short syllable.
- 2
(spec., of children, young animals); from childhood. (b) (transf. of age).
- 3
Small in amount or quantity. (b) short in duration. (c) (of sound) small in volume. (d) (of abst. things) small in degree, slight.
- 4
Little in worth or value; of little worth. (b) (neut. as sb.) little (in the way of fortune, property, etc.). (c) (fig., as pred.) of little value, of no account. (d) at a low price.
- 5
Of no consequence, insignificant, unimportant. (b) (of persons.
Sentences with parvus
Latin to English
Patriam et ōtium bellīs parvīs saepe servant.Compare They often save the fatherland and peace by small wars.
Difficilem artem lībertātis dulcis nōn intellēxērunt, nam parvum sapientiae habuērunt.Compare They did not understand the difficult art of sweet liberty, for they had little wisdom.
Cīvibus miserīs gentium parvārum satis auxiliī dēbēmus offere.Compare We ought to offer sufficient aid to the unfortunate citizens of small nations.
Qui vult dare parva nōn dēbet magna rogāre.Compare He who wishes to give little shouldn't ask for much.
Filia is cum parvus filius a Samothrace accitus omnis liberalis cultus habeo.Compare They sent for his daughter and his younger son from Samothrace, and entertained them with all liberal treatment.
Parvus sum hic, sed parvus iste non contemno maiores noster magnus hic res facio.Compare These things are trifles, but by not despising such trifles our ancestors made this state very powerful.
Tu aliquot annus parvus natu non dubito moneo.Compare I shall not hesitate to admonish you, my junior by several years.
Hic ego aut omnino falsus. aut certe parvus opinio sum confido.Compare I am confident that these things are either altogether false, or at any rate less serious than they are thought to be.
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 28.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 1304.
- Word frequencies
- Christopher Francese, "Latin Core Vocabulary," Dickinson College Commentaries, last modified 2014, http://dcc.dickinson.edu.
- Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
- Louis Delatte, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard, Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language] (Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège [L.A.S.L.A.], 1981): 120.
Bibliography
Allen, Joseph H. Allen and Greenough's New Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges: Founded on Comparative Grammar. Edited by James B. Greenough, George L. Kittredge, Albert A. Howard, and Benjamin L. D'Ooge. Boston, MA: Ginn & Company, 1903.
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Delatte, Louis, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard. Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language]. Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège (L.A.S.L.A.), 1981.
Diederich, Paul B. The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings. PhD diss., Columbia University, 1939.
Francese, Christopher. "Latin Core Vocabulary." Dickinson College Commentaries. Last modified 2014. http://dcc.dickinson.edu/latin-vocabulary-list.
Gildersleeve, Basil L., and Gonzales Lodge. Gildersleeve's Latin Grammar: Third Edition, Revised, and Enlarged. 3rd ed. London, England: Macmillan and Co., 1903.
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "parvus, parva, parvum (adj.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed November 22, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/parvus-parva-parvum.
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Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 28.parvus, parva, parvum on page 28
