frugi
Latin edit
Etymology edit
The adjective is an adaptation of the dative singular of frūx, originally meaning "(fit) for food".
Noun edit
frūgī
Adjective edit
frūgī (indeclinable, comparative frūgālior, superlative frūgālissimus, adverb frūgāliter)
Usage notes edit
The comparative frūgālior and superlative frūgālissimus are formed from frūgālis, which is not attested with the meaning "frugal" in Classical Latin.
References edit
- “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
- (ambiguous) to be economical: diligentem, frugi esse
- 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