conspicuus, conspicua, conspicuum:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st · comparison: positive
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
visible, clearly seen, in sight/full view; illustrious/notable/famous/striking;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | conspicuus | conspicui |
| Gen. | conspicui | conspicuorum |
| Dat. | conspicuo | — |
| Acc. | conspicuum | conspicuos |
| Voc. | conspicue | conspicui |
| Abl. | conspicuo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | conspicua | conspicuae |
| Gen. | conspicuae | conspicuarum |
| Dat. | conspicuae | — |
| Acc. | conspicuam | conspicuas |
| Voc. | conspicua | conspicuae |
| Abl. | conspicua | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | conspicuum | conspicua |
| Gen. | conspicui | conspicuorum |
| Dat. | conspicuo | — |
| Acc. | conspicuum | conspicua |
| Voc. | conspicuum | conspicua |
| Abl. | conspicuo | — |
Examples
Satura VI
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...urit 373a debilitas, follisque pudet cicerisque relicti. 373b conspicuus longe cunctisque notabilis intrat balnea nec dubie custodem uitis..."XVIII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...etiam, quod laudandus occursibus, quod omni frequentia coetuque conspicuus populo iam ipse fateretur, quod plus amaretur a matre..."IX
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...recordatio, et mihi cum generis conscientia, cum fortunae conspicuus aliquando fulgor, cum liberales artes, cum omnia quondam honestiora..."IV
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...discursibus. placida conceptum stella signavit: erit modesta lenitate conspicuus. ardens nascentis horam sidus accendit: viribus pariter moribusque flagrabit..."
Liber Secundus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...pone modum laetis; satis ostro diues et auro conspicuus tenuem germani pauperis annum risisti; moneo, regnorum gaudia temet..."Metamorphoses XII
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...variabant tempora cani. qui clipeo galeaque Macedoniaque sarisa conspicuus faciemque obversus in agmen utrumque armaque concussit certumque equitavit..."Liber III
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from HISTORIAE
"...unde aliqua spes, consilio manu voce insignis hosti, conspicuus suis. eo postremo ardoris provectus est ut vexillarium fugientem..."Liber II
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from HISTORIAE
"...flumine devehitur, nullo principali paratu, sed vetere egestate conspicuus, donec Iunius Blaesus Lugudunensis Galliae rector, genere inlustri, largus..."