pigmeu

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pygmaeus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian) [piɡˈmɛw]

Adjective

pigmeu (feminine pigmea, masculine plural pigmeus, feminine plural pigmees)

1. (relational) pygmy

Noun

pigmeu m (plural pigmeus, feminine pigmea)

1. pygmy

Further reading

• “pigmeu” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin pygmaeus, from Ancient Greek πυγμαῖος (pugmaîos).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /piɡˈmew/ [piɡˈmeʊ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /piˈɡmew/ [piˈɣmew]

Noun

pigmeu m (plural pigmeus, feminine pigmeia, feminine plural pigmeias)

1. pygmy (a member of various African peoples noted for their low stature)
2. (Greek mythology) pygmy (a member of a mythological race of dwarfs)
3. (figuratively) pygmy (any dwarfish person)

   Synonyms: anão, nanico

4. (figuratively) pygmy (an insignificant person)

Adjective

pigmeu (feminine pigmeia, masculine plural pigmeus, feminine plural pigmeias)

1. dwarfish (very short)

   Synonyms: anão, nanico

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French pygmée.

Noun

pigmeu m (plural pigmei)

1. pygmy

Declension

Declension of pigmeu

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) pigmeu	pigmeuul	(niște) pigmei	pigmeii
genitive/dative	(unui) pigmeu	pigmeuului	(unor) pigmei	pigmeilor
vocative	pigmeuule		pigmeilor