magnanimus

Latin

Etymology

From magnus (“big”) +‎ animus (“soul, spirit”), calque of Ancient Greek μεγαλόψυχος (megalópsukhos). Compare pusillanimis.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /maɡˈna.ni.mus/, [mäŋˈnänɪmʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /maɲˈɲa.ni.mus/, [mäɲˈɲäːnimus]

Adjective

magnanimus (feminine magnanima, neuter magnanimum, comparative magis magnanimus, superlative maximē magnanimus); first/second-declension adjective

Declension

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Derived terms

magnanimitas

Descendants

→ Catalan: magnànim
→ English: magnanimous
→ French: magnanime
→ Galician: magnánimo
→ Italian: magnanimo
→ Portuguese: magnânimo
→ Romanian: mărinimos (calque)
→ Spanish: magnánimo

References

“magnanimus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“magnanimus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
magnanimus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
magnanimus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

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