collectus, collecta -um, collectior -or -us, collectissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
compact (of style), concise; restricted; contracted, narrow; shut (Ecc);
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | collectus | collecti |
| Gen. | collecti | collectorum |
| Dat. | collecto | — |
| Acc. | collectum | collectos |
| Voc. | collecte | collecti |
| Abl. | collecto | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | collecta | collectae |
| Gen. | collectae | collectarum |
| Dat. | collectae | — |
| Acc. | collectam | collectas |
| Voc. | collecta | collectae |
| Abl. | collecta | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | collectum | collecta |
| Gen. | collecti | collectorum |
| Dat. | collecto | — |
| Acc. | collectum | collecta |
| Voc. | collectum | collecta |
| Abl. | collecto | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | collectius | collectiora |
| Gen. | collectioris | — |
| Acc. | collectius | collectiora |
| Voc. | collectius | collectiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | collectissimus | collectissimi |
| Gen. | collectissimi | collectissimorum |
| Dat. | collectissimo | — |
| Acc. | collectissimum | collectissimos |
| Voc. | collectissime | collectissimi |
| Abl. | collectissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | collectissima | collectissimae |
| Gen. | collectissimae | collectissimarum |
| Dat. | collectissimae | — |
| Acc. | collectissimam | collectissimas |
| Voc. | collectissima | collectissimae |
| Abl. | collectissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | collectissimum | collectissima |
| Gen. | collectissimi | collectissimorum |
| Dat. | collectissimo | — |
| Acc. | collectissimum | collectissima |
| Voc. | collectissimum | collectissima |
| Abl. | collectissimo | — |
Examples
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Liber X
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...sterilesque diu metiris harenas,nunc omnes unum uires collectus in amnem,nunc uagus et spargens facilem tibi cedere..." - T
Liber VI
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...intus. Praeterea ventus cum per loca subcava terrae collectus parte ex una procumbit et urget obnixus magnis speluncas..." - L
Liber V
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from QUAESTIONES NATURALES
"...locorum coeuntium in canalem deuexum tenuemque collectus, saepius in se uolutatur similemque illis, quas diximus conuerti, aquis facit..." 
Liber Nonus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...auro tunicas (hoc neuerat unum mater opus) tenui collectus in ilia uinclo, cornipedis laeuo clipeum demiserat armo, ense..."Liber Quintus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...prata recentes amisere notas. uiridi piger accubat hostis collectus gyro spatiosaque iugera complet sic etiam, obliqua ceruicem expostus..."- Q
Sermones I
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) from Sermones
"...regio, quin per mala praeceps fertur uti pulvis collectus turbine, nequid summa deperdat metuens aut ampliet..."