Latin edit

Etymology edit

From perspic(iō) +‎ -uus.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

perspicuus (feminine perspicua, neuter perspicuum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. transparent, clear
  2. evident, manifest, perspicuous

Declension edit

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative perspicuus perspicua perspicuum perspicuī perspicuae perspicua
Genitive perspicuī perspicuae perspicuī perspicuōrum perspicuārum perspicuōrum
Dative perspicuō perspicuō perspicuīs
Accusative perspicuum perspicuam perspicuum perspicuōs perspicuās perspicua
Ablative perspicuō perspicuā perspicuō perspicuīs
Vocative perspicue perspicua perspicuum perspicuī perspicuae perspicua

Descendants edit

  • English: perspicuous
  • Italian: perspicuo
  • Spanish: perspicuo

References edit

  • perspicuus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • perspicuus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • perspicuus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to speak in clear, expressive language: perspicue, diserte dicere
    • from this it appears, is apparent: ex quo perspicuum est