Latin edit

Etymology edit

From per- +‎ tenuis.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

pertenuis (neuter pertenue); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. very thin, fine or slender

Declension edit

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative pertenuis pertenue pertenuēs pertenuia
Genitive pertenuis pertenuium
Dative pertenuī pertenuibus
Accusative pertenuem pertenue pertenuēs
pertenuīs
pertenuia
Ablative pertenuī pertenuibus
Vocative pertenuis pertenue pertenuēs pertenuia

References edit

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