parvus adj. (for comp. and sup., see minor, minimus)
PAV-.—Of magnitude,
little, small, petty, puny, inconsiderable
: argenti pondus, S.: pisciculi: haec parva et infirma sunt: parva componere magnis,
V.—Of stature,
small, short, little, young
: liberi, S.: salutaria appetant parvi,
the little ones
: soror, T.: virgo,
Ct.: operosa parvus Carmina fingo,
a little man
, H.: a parvis didicimus, etc.,
in childhood
: puer in domo a parvo eductus,
from infancy
, L.—Of time,
short, brief
: parvae consuetudinis Causa,
T.—Of extent or importance,
little, insignificant, trifling, small, petty, unimportant
: causa, T.: res:
merces, H.: detrimentum,
Cs.: pericula, Ta.: onus parvis animis et parvo corpore maius, H.:
hoc studium parvi properemus et ampli,
both small and great
, H.— Of value or price,
little, small, low, mean, vile
: opera parvi preti, T.: Nil parvom loquar, H.: pretio
parvo vendere.—As subst
n., a little, trifle
: parvo contentus,
with little
: vivitur parvo bene, H.: ita ut parvo admodum plures caperentur,
a very little more
, L.—Esp., in gen. or abl. of
price: Sed parvi pendo,
little I care
, T.: parvi sunt foris arma,
of little value
: parvi refert abs te ius dici diligenter, nisi,
etc.,
it matters little
: quia parvi id duceret,
cared little for
: quanti emptus? parvo, H.
