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parvulus.

infancy, childhood; small child, infant;

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈpar.wʊ.ɫʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈpar.vu.lus]

  1. diminutive of parvus little; tiny; petty

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  2. diminutive of parvus small; slight; paltry; mean; unimportant; insignificant

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  3. diminutive of parvus young; tender of years

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin parvus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin parvulus From parvus + -ulus.

noun[ˈpar.wʊ.ɫʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈpar.vu.lus]

  1. little one; infant; child

    declension-2 · masculine
    ā parvulō
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin parvus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin parvulus From parvus + -ulus.

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