congruens, congruentis (gen.), congruentior -or -us, congruentissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 3rd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
agreeing, according, consistent; harmonious, in unison/keeping; at same time;
Inflections
positive
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | — | congruentia |
| Acc. | congruens | congruentia |
| Voc. | — | congruentia |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | congruentius | congruentiora |
| Gen. | congruentioris | — |
| Acc. | congruentius | congruentiora |
| Voc. | congruentius | congruentiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | congruentissimus | congruentissimi |
| Gen. | congruentissimi | congruentissimorum |
| Dat. | congruentissimo | — |
| Acc. | congruentissimum | congruentissimos |
| Voc. | congruentissime | congruentissimi |
| Abl. | congruentissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | congruentissima | congruentissimae |
| Gen. | congruentissimae | congruentissimarum |
| Dat. | congruentissimae | — |
| Acc. | congruentissimam | congruentissimas |
| Voc. | congruentissima | congruentissimae |
| Abl. | congruentissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | congruentissimum | congruentissima |
| Gen. | congruentissimi | congruentissimorum |
| Dat. | congruentissimo | — |
| Acc. | congruentissimum | congruentissima |
| Voc. | congruentissimum | congruentissima |
| Abl. | congruentissimo | — |
Examples
- L
Liber VI
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from QUAESTIONES NATURALES
"...operis contextus exigit et ipse in hoc tempus congruens casus. [1,4] Quaerenda sunt trepidis solacia et demendus..." - G
Otho
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (Suetonius) from DE VITIS CAESARUM
"...quae factum putem, ut mors eius minime congruens vitae maiore miraculo fuerit. Multi praesentium militum cum plurimo fletu..." - M
Liber IV
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...narratio est probationis continua propositio, rursus probatio narrationi congruens confirmatio? Videamus ergo num expositio haec longior demum esse..." - M
Liber Quintus
Marcus Tullius Cicero from De Finibus
"...respondens recta et honesta et constans et naturae congruens existimari potest. [67] Atque haec coniunctio confusioque virtutum tamen..." - M
Liber Secundus
Marcus Tullius Cicero from De Finibus
"...nihil in hac praeclara epistula scriptum ab Epicuro congruens et conveniens decretis eius reperietis. ita redarguitur ipse..." - T
Liber XXX
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...parua sed magna eadem in re gerenda momenta: congruens clamor ab Romanis eoque maior et terribilior, dissonae illis..." - T
Liber IV
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...contenderunt. Minus trepidationis fuit, quod eventus timori hominum congruens fuerat, et quod subsidia quae respicerent in re trepida..." - A
Liber IV
Aulus Gellius
"...quoque gemina esse debet, paulo uberius largiusque pronuntiabat. Congruens igitur est, ut "subices" etiam, quod proinde ut "obices..."