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parvus.

small; little; puny

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈpar.wʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈpar.vus]

  1. small; little; puny

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  2. cheap; petty; trifling; ignorable; unimportant

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

From Old Latin parvos, from Proto-Italic *pauros (“few, small”) with sonority hierarchy-related metathesis, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂u-rós, suffixed form of *peh₂w-. Cognate with Ancient Greek παῦρος (paûros), Old Armenian փոքր (pʻokʻr), and the Germanic cognates under Proto-Germanic *fawaz.

noun[ˈpar.wʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈpar.vus]

  1. little boy

    declension-2 · masculine
    ā parvō/ ā parvīs/ ā parvolō
Where this word comes from

From Old Latin parvos, from Proto-Italic *pauros (“few, small”) with sonority hierarchy-related metathesis, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂u-rós, suffixed form of *peh₂w-. Cognate with Ancient Greek παῦρος (paûros), Old Armenian փոքր (pʻokʻr), and the Germanic cognates under Proto-Germanic *fawaz.

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