clarus, clara -um, clarior -or -us, clarissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
clear, bright, gleaming; loud, distinct; evident, plain; illustrious, famous;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | clarus | clari |
| Gen. | clari | clarorum |
| Dat. | claro | — |
| Acc. | clarum | claros |
| Voc. | clare | clari |
| Abl. | claro | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | clara | clarae |
| Gen. | clarae | clararum |
| Dat. | clarae | — |
| Acc. | claram | claras |
| Voc. | clara | clarae |
| Abl. | clara | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | clarum | clara |
| Gen. | clari | clarorum |
| Dat. | claro | — |
| Acc. | clarum | clara |
| Voc. | clarum | clara |
| Abl. | claro | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | clarius | clariora |
| Gen. | clarioris | — |
| Acc. | clarius | clariora |
| Voc. | clarius | clariora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | clarissimus | clarissimi |
| Gen. | clarissimi | clarissimorum |
| Dat. | clarissimo | — |
| Acc. | clarissimum | clarissimos |
| Voc. | clarissime | clarissimi |
| Abl. | clarissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | clarissima | clarissimae |
| Gen. | clarissimae | clarissimarum |
| Dat. | clarissimae | — |
| Acc. | clarissimam | clarissimas |
| Voc. | clarissima | clarissimae |
| Abl. | clarissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | clarissimum | clarissima |
| Gen. | clarissimi | clarissimorum |
| Dat. | clarissimo | — |
| Acc. | clarissimum | clarissima |
| Voc. | clarissimum | clarissima |
| Abl. | clarissimo | — |
Examples
Poenulus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...parce muliebri supellectili. AGOR. Quae east supellex? HAN. Clarus clamor. AGOR. Sine modo. HAN. Tu abduc hosce intro..."Liber XIII
Aulus Gellius
"...herbam ibi vero longum intervallum est". II. Erucius Clarus, qui praefectus urbi et bis consul fuit, vir morum..."Liber V
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...cumque in terris cernimus [ignes], dum tremor [et] clarus dum cernitur ardor eorum, perparvom quiddam inter dum mutare..."Liber I
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...ratione videntur. Heraclitus init quorum dux proelia primus, clarus obscuram linguam magis inter inanis quamde gravis inter Graios..."Satura II
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...tetigit, Gradiue, tuos urtica nepotes? traditur ecce uiro clarus genere atque opibus uir, nec galeam quassas nec terram..."Liber XII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...consulis alta mei: Laurigeros habitat facundus Stella penatis, Clarus Hyanteae Stella sititor aquae; Fons ibi Castalius vitreo torrente..."Liber XI
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...basia, dicam. Jurasti. Nimium scire, Sabine, cupis. IX Clarus fronde Jovis, Romani fama coturni, spirat Apellea redditus arte..."Rudens
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...nomen Arcturo est mihi. [noctu sum in caelo clarus atque inter deos, inter mortalis ambulo interdius. at alia..."