contemptus, contempta -um, contemptior -or -us, contemptissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
despised, despicable, paltry, mean; contemptible, vile;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | contemptus | contempti |
| Gen. | contempti | contemptorum |
| Dat. | contempto | — |
| Acc. | contemptum | contemptos |
| Voc. | contempte | contempti |
| Abl. | contempto | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | contempta | contemptae |
| Gen. | contemptae | contemptarum |
| Dat. | contemptae | — |
| Acc. | contemptam | contemptas |
| Voc. | contempta | contemptae |
| Abl. | contempta | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | contemptum | contempta |
| Gen. | contempti | contemptorum |
| Dat. | contempto | — |
| Acc. | contemptum | contempta |
| Voc. | contemptum | contempta |
| Abl. | contempto | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | contemptius | contemptiora |
| Gen. | contemptioris | — |
| Acc. | contemptius | contemptiora |
| Voc. | contemptius | contemptiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | contemptissimus | contemptissimi |
| Gen. | contemptissimi | contemptissimorum |
| Dat. | contemptissimo | — |
| Acc. | contemptissimum | contemptissimos |
| Voc. | contemptissime | contemptissimi |
| Abl. | contemptissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | contemptissima | contemptissimae |
| Gen. | contemptissimae | contemptissimarum |
| Dat. | contemptissimae | — |
| Acc. | contemptissimam | contemptissimas |
| Voc. | contemptissima | contemptissimae |
| Abl. | contemptissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | contemptissimum | contemptissima |
| Gen. | contemptissimi | contemptissimorum |
| Dat. | contemptissimo | — |
| Acc. | contemptissimum | contemptissima |
| Voc. | contemptissimum | contemptissima |
| Abl. | contemptissimo | — |
Examples
- C
Thrasybulus
Cornelius Nepos
"...robur libertatis clarissimae civitatis. Neque vero hic non contemptus est primo a tyrannis atque eius solitudo. Quae quidem..." - T
Liber III
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...minimam partem mortis formidine aluntur. turpis enim ferme contemptus et acris egestas semota ab dulci vita stabilique videtur..." - T
Liber II
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...lepore saecla novo rerum superata colore iacerent et contemptus odor smyrnae mellisque sapores, et cycnea mele Phoebeaque daedala..." - L
Libri XVII-XVIII
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...odium, metum, contemptum. Ex omnibusistis adeo levissimum est contemptus ut multi in illo remedii causa delituerint. Quem quis..." - L
Libri XIV-XV
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...inter liberos sit: inde periculorum gladiorumque contemptus. Libet admirantem invictam constantiam viri inter publicas ruinas non labantis dicere..." - L
Liber IX
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...convicia et ad honesta vadenti contemnendus est ipse contemptus. Perge, Lucili, et propera, ne tibi accidat quod mihi..." - L
Liber VII
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...partibus socii: animus ad se omne ius ducet. Contemptus corporis sui certa libertas est. Ut ad propositum revertar..." - P
Eunuchus
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...repperi, heri minas viginti pro ambobus dedi. tamen contemptus abs te haec habui in memoria: ob haec facta..."