frugalis

Latin

Etymology

From frūx (“fruits of the earth, produce”), usually in plural frūgēs +‎ -ālis.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /fruːˈɡaː.lis/, [fruːˈɡaː.lɪs]

Adjective

frūgālis (neuter frūgāle); third declension

  1. pertaining to fruits (or vegetables)
  2. economical, frugal, thrifty

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative frūgālis frūgāle frūgālēs frūgālia
Genitive frūgālis frūgālis frūgālium frūgālium
Dative frūgālī frūgālī frūgālibus frūgālibus
Accusative frūgālem frūgāle frūgālēs, frūgālīs frūgālia
Ablative frūgālī frūgālī frūgālibus frūgālibus
Vocative frūgālis frūgāle frūgālēs frūgālia

Derived terms

Descendants

References
  • frugalis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • frugalis in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • frugalis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • frugal in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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