defectus, defecta -um, defectior -or -us, defectissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
tired, enfeebled, worn out; faulty, defective; reduced in size, smaller;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | defectus | defecti |
| Gen. | defecti | defectorum |
| Dat. | defecto | — |
| Acc. | defectum | defectos |
| Voc. | defecte | defecti |
| Abl. | defecto | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | defecta | defectae |
| Gen. | defectae | defectarum |
| Dat. | defectae | — |
| Acc. | defectam | defectas |
| Voc. | defecta | defectae |
| Abl. | defecta | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | defectum | defecta |
| Gen. | defecti | defectorum |
| Dat. | defecto | — |
| Acc. | defectum | defecta |
| Voc. | defectum | defecta |
| Abl. | defecto | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | defectius | defectiora |
| Gen. | defectioris | — |
| Acc. | defectius | defectiora |
| Voc. | defectius | defectiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | defectissimus | defectissimi |
| Gen. | defectissimi | defectissimorum |
| Dat. | defectissimo | — |
| Acc. | defectissimum | defectissimos |
| Voc. | defectissime | defectissimi |
| Abl. | defectissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | defectissima | defectissimae |
| Gen. | defectissimae | defectissimarum |
| Dat. | defectissimae | — |
| Acc. | defectissimam | defectissimas |
| Voc. | defectissima | defectissimae |
| Abl. | defectissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | defectissimum | defectissima |
| Gen. | defectissimi | defectissimorum |
| Dat. | defectissimo | — |
| Acc. | defectissimum | defectissima |
| Voc. | defectissimum | defectissima |
| Abl. | defectissimo | — |
Examples
- T
Liber V
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...possint tam certo tempore multa. Solis item quoque defectus lunaeque latebras pluribus e causis fieri tibi posse putandumst..." - L
Libri XIV-XV
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...cogites quanta spatia numquam intermissa velocitate circumeant, defectus solis ac lunae invicem obstantium, alia deinceps digna miratu, sive..." 
Liber Septimus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...frena tenentem portat adhuc: ceu nondum anima defectus utraque cum sua Centaurus moriens in terga recumbit. certat opus..."Liber Secundus
Publius Papinius Statius from SILVAE
"...cecini solatia natis,et mihi, cum proprios gemerem defectus ad ignes(quem, Natura!) patrem. nec te lugere severusarceo..."- G
Liber V
Gaius Phaedrus from FABVLARVM AESOPIARVM LIBRI QVINQVE
"...Inuenit caluus forte in triuio pectinem.Accessit alter aeque defectus pilis."Heia" inquit "in commune quodcumque est lucri! " Ostendit..." - P
Liber II
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Georgics
"...percussus amore, accipiant caelique uias et sidera monstrent, defectus solis uarios lunaeque labores; unde tremor terris..." - T
Liber IV
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...ingenito umore egens vix ad perennes suffecit amnes. Defectus alibi aquarum circa torridos fontes rivosque stragem siti pecorum..."