plūs
plūs (Genitiv plūris) Vorlage:lat. ‘mehr’ (s. plus)
From Old Latin plous, from Proto-Italic *plēōs (after being levelled in favour of the neuter *plowis), from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-, *pelh₁u- (“many”). Cognate with Ancient Greek πολύς(polús, “many”), Old English feolo (“much, many”). More at fele.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /pluːs/, [pɫ̪uːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /plus/, [plus]
Adjective
plūs (neuter plūs); third declension
- comparative degree of multus
- (more in quantity) more, additionally [ synonym ▲]
- Synonym: magis (magis indicates more in degree)
- (more in extent) further
- Plus ultra! = "Further beyond!" (this is the national motto of Spain)
- (more in quantity) more, additionally [ synonym ▲]
Declension
Irregular third-declension comparative adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | — | plūs | plūrēs | plūra | |
| Genitive | plūris | plūrium | |||
| Dative | — | plūribus | |||
| Accusative | — | plūs | plūrēs | plūra | |
| Ablative | plūre | plūribus | |||
| Vocative | plūs | plūrēs | plūra | ||
Note: Singular forms take the genitive of the whole and do not function as adjectives.