circumspectus, circumspecta -um, circumspectior -or -us, circumspectissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
well considered, weighed with care, prudent; guarded/circumspect; cautious/wary;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | circumspectus | circumspecti |
| Gen. | circumspecti | circumspectorum |
| Dat. | circumspecto | — |
| Acc. | circumspectum | circumspectos |
| Voc. | circumspecte | circumspecti |
| Abl. | circumspecto | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | circumspecta | circumspectae |
| Gen. | circumspectae | circumspectarum |
| Dat. | circumspectae | — |
| Acc. | circumspectam | circumspectas |
| Voc. | circumspecta | circumspectae |
| Abl. | circumspecta | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | circumspectum | circumspecta |
| Gen. | circumspecti | circumspectorum |
| Dat. | circumspecto | — |
| Acc. | circumspectum | circumspecta |
| Voc. | circumspectum | circumspecta |
| Abl. | circumspecto | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | circumspectius | circumspectiora |
| Gen. | circumspectioris | — |
| Acc. | circumspectius | circumspectiora |
| Voc. | circumspectius | circumspectiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | circumspectissimus | circumspectissimi |
| Gen. | circumspectissimi | circumspectissimorum |
| Dat. | circumspectissimo | — |
| Acc. | circumspectissimum | circumspectissimos |
| Voc. | circumspectissime | circumspectissimi |
| Abl. | circumspectissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | circumspectissima | circumspectissimae |
| Gen. | circumspectissimae | circumspectissimarum |
| Dat. | circumspectissimae | — |
| Acc. | circumspectissimam | circumspectissimas |
| Voc. | circumspectissima | circumspectissimae |
| Abl. | circumspectissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | circumspectissimum | circumspectissima |
| Gen. | circumspectissimi | circumspectissimorum |
| Dat. | circumspectissimo | — |
| Acc. | circumspectissimum | circumspectissima |
| Voc. | circumspectissimum | circumspectissima |
| Abl. | circumspectissimo | — |
Examples
- G
Divus Claudius
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (Suetonius) from DE VITIS CAESARUM
"...autem ac decernendo mira varietate animi fuit, modo circumspectus et sagax, interdum inconsultus ac praeceps, nonnumquam frivolus amentique..." - M
II
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...iudices, qui dicitur tota nocte discurrisse, hic ille circumspectus, hic ille felix parricida. recesserunt cuncta debilitatis officia..." - T
Liber X
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...rettuleruntque eo se progressos unde in omnes partes circumspectus esset longe lateque silentium ac solitudinem vidisse, extemplo consul..."