perarduus

Latin

Etymology

per- +‎ arduus (“difficult, arduous”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /peˈrar.du.us/, [pɛˈrärd̪uʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /peˈrar.du.us/, [peˈrärd̪uːs]

Adjective

perarduus (feminine perardua, neuter perarduum); first/second-declension adjective

1. very difficult

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	perarduus	perardua	perarduum		perarduī	perarduae	perardua
Genitive	perarduī	perarduae	perarduī		perarduōrum	perarduārum	perarduōrum
Dative	perarduō		perarduō		perarduīs
Accusative	perarduum	perarduam	perarduum		perarduōs	perarduās	perardua
Ablative	perarduō	perarduā	perarduō		perarduīs
Vocative	perardue	perardua	perarduum		perarduī	perarduae	perardua

References

• “perarduus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “perarduus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• perarduus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.