cupidus, cupida -um, cupidior -or -us, cupidissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
eager/passionate; longing for/desirous of (with gen.); greedy; wanton/lecherous;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | cupidus | cupidi |
| Gen. | cupidi | cupidorum |
| Dat. | cupido | — |
| Acc. | cupidum | cupidos |
| Voc. | cupide | cupidi |
| Abl. | cupido | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | cupida | cupidae |
| Gen. | cupidae | cupidarum |
| Dat. | cupidae | — |
| Acc. | cupidam | cupidas |
| Voc. | cupida | cupidae |
| Abl. | cupida | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | cupidum | cupida |
| Gen. | cupidi | cupidorum |
| Dat. | cupido | — |
| Acc. | cupidum | cupida |
| Voc. | cupidum | cupida |
| Abl. | cupido | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | cupidius | cupidiora |
| Gen. | cupidioris | — |
| Acc. | cupidius | cupidiora |
| Voc. | cupidius | cupidiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | cupidissimus | cupidissimi |
| Gen. | cupidissimi | cupidissimorum |
| Dat. | cupidissimo | — |
| Acc. | cupidissimum | cupidissimos |
| Voc. | cupidissime | cupidissimi |
| Abl. | cupidissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | cupidissima | cupidissimae |
| Gen. | cupidissimae | cupidissimarum |
| Dat. | cupidissimae | — |
| Acc. | cupidissimam | cupidissimas |
| Voc. | cupidissima | cupidissimae |
| Abl. | cupidissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | cupidissimum | cupidissima |
| Gen. | cupidissimi | cupidissimorum |
| Dat. | cupidissimo | — |
| Acc. | cupidissimum | cupidissima |
| Voc. | cupidissimum | cupidissima |
| Abl. | cupidissimo | — |
Examples
- T
Miles Gloriosus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...modice decet: moderare animo, ne sis cupidus. sed eccam ipsam, egreditur foras. 1215 IV.vi Milphidippa Era, eccum praesto..." - M
Liber VII
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...habeatis in omnes. 265ipse ego priuatae cupidus me reddere uitaeplebeiaque toga modicum conponere ciuem,omnia dum uobis liceant..." - A
Liber XI
Aulus Gellius
"...haec sunt: "Avaritiam omnia vitia habere putabant: sumptuosus, cupidus, elegans, vitiosus, inritus qui habebatur, is laudabatur..." - A
Liber I
Aulus Gellius
"...Quod si non coveniatis, cum convocari iubet, ita cupidus orationis conducat, qui auscultet. Itaque auditis, non auscultatis, tamquam..." - C
On Kings
Cornelius Nepos
"...libidinosus, non luxuriosus, non avarus, nullius denique rei cupidus nisi singularis perpetuique imperii ob eamque rem crudelis..." - C
Cimon
Cornelius Nepos
"...licet eodem patre natas uxores ducere. Huius coniugii cupidus Callias quidam, non tam generosus quam pecuniosus, qui magnas..." - T
Liber III
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...pedum pono pressis vestigia signis, non ita certandi cupidus quam propter amorem quod te imitari aveo; quid enim..." - T
Poenulus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...quis sit arbiter. leno ad se accipiet auri cupidus ilico: celabit hominem et aurum. AGOR. Consilium placet..."