frugi

Latin

Etymology

The adjective is an adaptation of the dative singular of frūx, originally meaning "(fit) for food".

Noun

frūgī

dative singular of frūx

Adjective

frūgī (indeclinable, comparative frūgālior, superlative frūgālissimus, adverb frūgāliter)

frugal, worthy, honest, useful

Usage notes

The comparative frūgālior and superlative frūgālissimus are formed from frūgālis, which is not attested with the meaning "frugal" in Classical Latin.

References

“frugi”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“frugi”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
frugi in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- (ambiguous) to be economical: diligentem, frugi esse
- (ambiguous) a good, useful slave: frugi (opp. nequam) servus
frugi in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
“frugi”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray