derectus, derecta -um, derectior -or -us, derectissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
straight/not curved; moving straight forward/in straight line; direct/absolute;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | derectus | derecti |
| Gen. | derecti | derectorum |
| Dat. | derecto | — |
| Acc. | derectum | derectos |
| Voc. | derecte | derecti |
| Abl. | derecto | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | derecta | derectae |
| Gen. | derectae | derectarum |
| Dat. | derectae | — |
| Acc. | derectam | derectas |
| Voc. | derecta | derectae |
| Abl. | derecta | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | derectum | derecta |
| Gen. | derecti | derectorum |
| Dat. | derecto | — |
| Acc. | derectum | derecta |
| Voc. | derectum | derecta |
| Abl. | derecto | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | derectius | derectiora |
| Gen. | derectioris | — |
| Acc. | derectius | derectiora |
| Voc. | derectius | derectiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | derectissimus | derectissimi |
| Gen. | derectissimi | derectissimorum |
| Dat. | derectissimo | — |
| Acc. | derectissimum | derectissimos |
| Voc. | derectissime | derectissimi |
| Abl. | derectissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | derectissima | derectissimae |
| Gen. | derectissimae | derectissimarum |
| Dat. | derectissimae | — |
| Acc. | derectissimam | derectissimas |
| Voc. | derectissima | derectissimae |
| Abl. | derectissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | derectissimum | derectissima |
| Gen. | derectissimi | derectissimorum |
| Dat. | derectissimo | — |
| Acc. | derectissimum | derectissima |
| Voc. | derectissimum | derectissima |
| Abl. | derectissimo | — |
Examples
Liber IV
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...acrior fit atque vehementior ad personam derectus alterius. Quod si accidat, quo iure aut qua tanta superstitione prohibeamur..."Liber I
Gaius Julius Caesar from COMMENTARIORUM LIBRI III DE BELLO CIVILI
"...nostros premebant. Praeruptus locus erat utraque ex parte derectus ac tantum in latitudinem patebat, ut tres instructae cohortes..."