peruvianus

Latin

Alternative forms

  • perūvinus

Etymology

Etymology tree
Quechua peluder.?
Spanish Perú
Latin -v-
Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós
Proto-Italic *-ijos
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Italic *-nosder.
Proto-Italic *-ānos
Latin -ānus
Latin -iānus
Latin peruvianus

    From Spanish Perú + Latin -v- + -iānus. First attested in 1566.

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    perūviānus (feminine perūviāna, neuter perūviānum); first/second-declension adjective

    1. (New Latin) Peruvian (of, from or relating to Peru)
      Synonyms: perūvicus, perūviēnsis, perūānus
      • 1566, Dominique Chabrey, “Stirpum Classis VII”, in Stirpium icones et sciagraphia, Geneva: Ioannem Anthonium Choue, page 58, column 2:
        Castanea Pervviana
        [Castanea perūviāna]
        Peruvian chestnut

    Declension

    First/second-declension adjective.

    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative perūviānus perūviāna perūviānum perūviānī perūviānae perūviāna
    genitive perūviānī perūviānae perūviānī perūviānōrum perūviānārum perūviānōrum
    dative perūviānō perūviānae perūviānō perūviānīs
    accusative perūviānum perūviānam perūviānum perūviānōs perūviānās perūviāna
    ablative perūviānō perūviānā perūviānō perūviānīs
    vocative perūviāne perūviāna perūviānum perūviānī perūviānae perūviāna

    Descendants

    • → Spanish: peruviano (learned)
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