demissus, demissa -um, demissior -or -us, demississimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
low/low-lying; of low altitude; keeping low (people); slanting/hanging/let down;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | demissus | demissi |
| Gen. | demissi | demissorum |
| Dat. | demisso | — |
| Acc. | demissum | demissos |
| Voc. | demisse | demissi |
| Abl. | demisso | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | demissa | demissae |
| Gen. | demissae | demissarum |
| Dat. | demissae | — |
| Acc. | demissam | demissas |
| Voc. | demissa | demissae |
| Abl. | demissa | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | demissum | demissa |
| Gen. | demissi | demissorum |
| Dat. | demisso | — |
| Acc. | demissum | demissa |
| Voc. | demissum | demissa |
| Abl. | demisso | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | demissius | demissiora |
| Gen. | demissioris | — |
| Acc. | demissius | demissiora |
| Voc. | demissius | demissiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | demississimus | demississimi |
| Gen. | demississimi | demississimorum |
| Dat. | demississimo | — |
| Acc. | demississimum | demississimos |
| Voc. | demississime | demississimi |
| Abl. | demississimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | demississima | demississimae |
| Gen. | demississimae | demississimarum |
| Dat. | demississimae | — |
| Acc. | demississimam | demississimas |
| Voc. | demississima | demississimae |
| Abl. | demississima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | demississimum | demississima |
| Gen. | demississimi | demississimorum |
| Dat. | demississimo | — |
| Acc. | demississimum | demississima |
| Voc. | demississimum | demississima |
| Abl. | demississimo | — |
Examples
Liber VI
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...concrescat in altis nubibus umor et in terras demissus ut imber decidat, expediam. primum iam semina aquai multa..."Liber IV
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...animus magnus ac sacer et in hoc demissus, ut propius [quidem] divina nossemus, conversatur quidem nobiscum sed haeret..."Liber II
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...cupiditatum: altera ex fine alterius nascitur. In eam demissus es vitam quae numquam tibi terminum miseriarum ac servitutis..."Liber VII
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from QUAESTIONES NATURALES
"...Nemo usque eo tardus et hebes et demissus in terram est ut ad diuina non erigatur ac tota..."ad Marciam
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DE CONSOLATIONE
"...abstrahatur et sidat; nititur illo, unde demissus est. Ibi illum aeterna requies manet ex confusis crassisque pura..."
Liber Undecimus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...fata monentem conuersumque iugo propellit Ariona: qualis demissus curru laeuae post praemia sortis umbrarum custos mundique nouissimus heres..."Liber Decimus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...solitoque augustior ore, ceu subito in terras supero demissus ab axe, constitit, exempta manifestus casside nosci, despexitque acies..."Liber VIII
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...uixit quasi coniuge uicto. iam pelago medios Titan demissus ad ignesnec quibus abscondit nec siquibus exerit orbem 160totus..."