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pinguis

pinguis

Latin

Adjective

pinguis m, f ‎(neuter pingue); third declension

  1. fat, plump
  2. thick, dense
  3. (of taste) dull, insipid, not pungent
  4. (of wine) oily, rich, full-bodied
  5. (of land) fertile, rich
  6. (figuratively, of the mind) heavy, dull, stupid, obtuse
  7. (figuratively) bold, strong
  8. (figuratively) quiet, comfortable, easy

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
nominative pinguis pingue pinguēs pinguia
genitive pinguis pinguium
dative pinguī pinguibus
accusative pinguem pingue pinguēs pinguia
ablative pinguī pinguibus
vocative pinguis pingue pinguēs pinguia

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • pinguiārius
  • pinguiculus
  • pinguitia

Descendants

References

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *poyd- ‎(“to abound in water, milk, or fat”), from Proto-Indo-European *poy- ‎(“sap, juice”). Cognate with German feist ‎(“fatted, plump, obese”). Related also to Dutch vet ‎(“fat”), German fett ‎(“fat, corpulent”), Swedish fet ‎(“fat, oily, fatty”), Icelandic feitur ‎(“fat”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpin.ɡʷis/, [ˈpɪŋ.ɡᶣɪs]

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