corruptus, corrupta -um, corruptior -or -us, corruptissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
rotten/decayed; infected (wounds), corrupt; degenerate/decadent; depraved/venal;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | corruptus | corrupti |
| Gen. | corrupti | corruptorum |
| Dat. | corrupto | — |
| Acc. | corruptum | corruptos |
| Voc. | corrupte | corrupti |
| Abl. | corrupto | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | corrupta | corruptae |
| Gen. | corruptae | corruptarum |
| Dat. | corruptae | — |
| Acc. | corruptam | corruptas |
| Voc. | corrupta | corruptae |
| Abl. | corrupta | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | corruptum | corrupta |
| Gen. | corrupti | corruptorum |
| Dat. | corrupto | — |
| Acc. | corruptum | corrupta |
| Voc. | corruptum | corrupta |
| Abl. | corrupto | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | corruptius | corruptiora |
| Gen. | corruptioris | — |
| Acc. | corruptius | corruptiora |
| Voc. | corruptius | corruptiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | corruptissimus | corruptissimi |
| Gen. | corruptissimi | corruptissimorum |
| Dat. | corruptissimo | — |
| Acc. | corruptissimum | corruptissimos |
| Voc. | corruptissime | corruptissimi |
| Abl. | corruptissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | corruptissima | corruptissimae |
| Gen. | corruptissimae | corruptissimarum |
| Dat. | corruptissimae | — |
| Acc. | corruptissimam | corruptissimas |
| Voc. | corruptissima | corruptissimae |
| Abl. | corruptissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | corruptissimum | corruptissima |
| Gen. | corruptissimi | corruptissimorum |
| Dat. | corruptissimo | — |
| Acc. | corruptissimum | corruptissima |
| Voc. | corruptissimum | corruptissima |
| Abl. | corruptissimo | — |
Examples
Hannibal
Cornelius Nepos
"...Hannibalem in suspicionem regi adducerent, tamquam ab ipsis corruptus alia atque antea sentiret, neque id frustra fecissent idque..."Miltiades
Cornelius Nepos
"...posteaquam maius imperium est nactus et largitione magistratuum corruptus est, trecentas statuas Demetrio Phalereo decrevit. Post hoc proelium..."Liber VI
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...manebat, aut etiam multus capitis cum saepe dolore corruptus sanguis expletis naribus ibat. huc hominis totae vires corpusque..."Satura VI
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...abnuat ansere magno scilicet et tenui popano corruptus Osiris. cum dedit ille locum, cophino fenoque relicto arcanam Iudaea..."Liber IX
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...suam qua viget admonetque nos perdit, sive quia corruptus umor, cum desiit habere quo confluat, ipse se elidit..."Liber VI
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from QUAESTIONES NATURALES
"...aeterna nocte torpescit, grauis haurientibus est, uel corruptus internorum ignium uitio, cum e longo situ emissus est, purum..."Liber IV
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...eius rei tempus, sed occasione et absentia custodum corruptus et pecunia, quae nimium in animis hominum potest, victus..."Asinaria
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...fundum alienum arat, incultum familiarem deserit. is etiam corruptus porro suom corrumpit filium. PAR. Sequere hac me modo..."