parvi-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin parvi-.

Etymology: < classical Latin parvi-, combining form (in e.g. parvifacere to treat as of no importance, in an 8th-cent. epitome) of parvus small ( < the same Indo-European base as ancient Greek παῦρος little: see pauropod n.); compare -i- connective.Attested in a small number of English formations from the mid 19th cent. (see formations below, and compare parviscient adj., parvipsoas n.).

Forming nouns and adjectives with the sense ‘small’.

† parvifolious adj. [ < parvi- comb. form + folious adj.², after scientific Latin parvifolius (G. E. Rumphius Herbarium Amboinense (1747) V. 88/1)] Botany Obsolete rare having small leaves.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > leaf > plant defined by leaves > [adjective] > having leaves of particular shape or size

broad-leaved1552

long-leaved1562

narrow-leaved1578

round-leaved1597

small-leaved1597

long-leafed1629

rosemary-leaved1633

rue-leaved1633

teretifolious1657

cut-leaved1731

longleaf1733

channel-leaved1758

halberd-shaped1770

alder-leaved1772

oak-leaved1776

holly-leaved1777

ivy-leaved1789

halberd-headed1795

daisy-leaved1796

narrow-leaf1804

oblique-leaved1807

sword-leaved1807

wing-leaved1822

flaggy1842

curly1845

macrophyllous1857

parvifolious1857

shield-leaved1860

curled1861

symphyllous1877

beak-leaved188.

stenophyllous1880

thread-leaved1884

megaphyllous1901

little leaf1908

ivy-leaf1909

1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Parvifolius, having small leaves,..parvifolious.

1893 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Parvifolious, having small leaves.

parvipotent adj.

Brit.

/pɑːˈvɪpət(ə)nt/

U.S.

/pɑrˈvɪpədənt/

rare having little power.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > inability > [adjective] > powerless or helpless > having little power

parvipotent1862

1862 F. Hall in tr. N. N. Gore Rational Refut. Hindu Philos. Syst. 210 (note) The ignorance of a single soul..keeps it parviscient, parvipotent.

2000 Philippine Daily Inquirer (Nexis) 17 Aug. 11 Word Watch. Parvipotent: having little power; weak.

† parvirostrate adj. Ornithology Obsolete rare having a small or slender beak.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Parvirostris, having a slender beak,..parvirostrate.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	parvi-
释义	parvi-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin parvi-. Etymology: < classical Latin parvi-, combining form (in e.g. parvifacere to treat as of no importance, in an 8th-cent. epitome) of parvus small ( < the same Indo-European base as ancient Greek παῦρος little: see pauropod n.); compare -i- connective.Attested in a small number of English formations from the mid 19th cent. (see formations below, and compare parviscient adj., parvipsoas n.). Forming nouns and adjectives with the sense ‘small’. † parvifolious adj. [ < parvi- comb. form + folious adj.², after scientific Latin parvifolius (G. E. Rumphius Herbarium Amboinense (1747) V. 88/1)] Botany Obsolete rare having small leaves.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > leaf > plant defined by leaves > [adjective] > having leaves of particular shape or size broad-leaved1552 long-leaved1562 narrow-leaved1578 round-leaved1597 small-leaved1597 long-leafed1629 rosemary-leaved1633 rue-leaved1633 teretifolious1657 cut-leaved1731 longleaf1733 channel-leaved1758 halberd-shaped1770 alder-leaved1772 oak-leaved1776 holly-leaved1777 ivy-leaved1789 halberd-headed1795 daisy-leaved1796 narrow-leaf1804 oblique-leaved1807 sword-leaved1807 wing-leaved1822 flaggy1842 curly1845 macrophyllous1857 parvifolious1857 shield-leaved1860 curled1861 symphyllous1877 beak-leaved188. stenophyllous1880 thread-leaved1884 megaphyllous1901 little leaf1908 ivy-leaf1909 1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Parvifolius, having small leaves,..parvifolious. 1893 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Parvifolious, having small leaves. parvipotent adj. Brit. /pɑːˈvɪpət(ə)nt/ , U.S. /pɑrˈvɪpədənt/ rare having little power. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > inability > [adjective] > powerless or helpless > having little power parvipotent1862 1862 F. Hall in tr. N. N. Gore Rational Refut. Hindu Philos. Syst. 210 (note) The ignorance of a single soul..keeps it parviscient, parvipotent. 2000 Philippine Daily Inquirer (Nexis) 17 Aug. 11 Word Watch. Parvipotent: having little power; weak. † parvirostrate adj. Ornithology Obsolete rare having a small or slender beak.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Parvirostris, having a slender beak,..parvirostrate. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1857
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