frugalis

Latin edit

Etymology edit

From frūx (“fruits of the earth, produce”), usually in plural frūgēs +‎ -ālis.

Pronunciation edit

(Classical) IPA^(key): /fruːˈɡaː.lis/, [fruːˈɡäːlʲɪs̠]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /fruˈɡa.lis/, [fruˈɡäːlis]

Adjective edit

frūgālis (neuter frūgāle, comparative frūgālior, superlative frūgālissimus, adverb frūgāliter); third-declension two-termination adjective

pertaining to fruits (or vegetables)
(Late Latin) economical, frugal, thrifty
Synonyms: (see usage notes) frūgī, parcus

Usage notes edit

In Classical Latin, the comparative frūgālior and superlative frūgālissimus are well attested, but the positive degree frūgālis is found only once, meaning "pertaining to fruits". The adjective frūgī was used to mean "frugal".

Declension edit

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter	Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Number	Singular		Plural
Nominative	frūgālis	frūgāle	frūgālēs	frūgālia
Genitive	frūgālis		frūgālium
Dative	frūgālī		frūgālibus
Accusative	frūgālem	frūgāle	frūgālēs frūgālīs	frūgālia
Ablative	frūgālī		frūgālibus
Vocative	frūgālis	frūgāle	frūgālēs	frūgālia

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

Catalan: frugal
English: frugal
French: frugal
Galician: frugal
Italian: frugale
Portuguese: frugal
Romanian: frugal
Spanish: frugal

References edit

“frugalis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“frugalis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
frugalis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
“frugal”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.