pinguis
(Anglès)
- (declension-3, two-termination) fat, plump
- (declension-3, two-termination) thick, dense
- (declension-3, two-termination) dull, insipid, not pungent
- (declension-3, two-termination) oily, rich, full-bodied
- (declension-3, two-termination, usually) fertile, rich
- (declension-3, figuratively, two-termination) (of the mind) heavy, dull, stupid, obtuse
- (declension-3, figuratively, two-termination) bold, strong
- (declension-3, figuratively, two-termination) quiet, comfortable, easy
- (declension-3, two-termination) (of the sound /l/) velarized, dark
Oposat a
exīlis
Pronunciat com a (IPA)
[ˈpɪŋ.ɡʷɪs]
Etimologia (Anglès)
From Proto-Italic *pīngwis, from Proto-Indo-European *peyH- (“fat”), maybe contaminated by *bʰenǵʰ- (“fat, thick”). Cognate with German feist (“fat, plump, obese”). Related also to Dutch vet (“fat”), German fett (“fat, corpulent”), English fat, Icelandic feitur (“fat”). See also pix (“pitch, tar, resin”).
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