adulescens, adulescentis (gen.), adulescentior -or -us, adulescentissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 3rd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
young, youthful; "minor" (in reference to the younger of two having same name);
Inflections
positive
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | — | adulescentia |
| Acc. | adulescens | adulescentia |
| Voc. | — | adulescentia |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | adulescentius | adulescentiora |
| Gen. | adulescentioris | — |
| Acc. | adulescentius | adulescentiora |
| Voc. | adulescentius | adulescentiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | adulescentissimus | adulescentissimi |
| Gen. | adulescentissimi | adulescentissimorum |
| Dat. | adulescentissimo | — |
| Acc. | adulescentissimum | adulescentissimos |
| Voc. | adulescentissime | adulescentissimi |
| Abl. | adulescentissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | adulescentissima | adulescentissimae |
| Gen. | adulescentissimae | adulescentissimarum |
| Dat. | adulescentissimae | — |
| Acc. | adulescentissimam | adulescentissimas |
| Voc. | adulescentissima | adulescentissimae |
| Abl. | adulescentissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | adulescentissimum | adulescentissima |
| Gen. | adulescentissimi | adulescentissimorum |
| Dat. | adulescentissimo | — |
| Acc. | adulescentissimum | adulescentissima |
| Voc. | adulescentissimum | adulescentissima |
| Abl. | adulescentissimo | — |
Examples
Truculentus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...thensauris integris demus danunt. velut hic agrestis est adulescens, qui hic habet, nimis pol mortalis lepidus nimisque probus..."Trinummus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...accipite et date vocivas aures dum eloquor. adulescens quidam est, qui in hisce habitat aedibus; is rem paternam..."Stichus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...nunc dico tibi. 'Immo duas dabo,' inquit ille adulescens 'una si parumst; et si duarum paenitebit,' inquit 'addentur..."Rudens
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...PERSONAE ARCTVRVS PROLOGVS SCEPARNIO SERVVS PLESIDIPPVS ADULESCENS DAEMONES SENEX PALAESTRA PVELLA AMPELISCA PVELLA PTOLEMOCRATIA SACERDOS VENERIS PISCATORES TRACHALIO..."Pseudolus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...maxume, quid mirum fecit? quid novom, adulescens homo si amat, si amicam liberat? PS. Lepidum senem. SIM. Vetus..."Poenulus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...PERSONAE AGORASTOCLES ADULESCENS MILPHIO SERVVS ADELPHASIVM PUELLA ANTERASTILIS PUELLA LYCVS LENO ANTAMONIDES MILES ADVOCATI COLLYBISCVS VILICVS SYNCERASTVS SERVVS..."Persa
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...hinc volo quantum potest. DOR. Salvos sis, adulescens. SAG. Siquidem hanc vendidero pretio..."Vidularia
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...pretium das, du cum simul. DIN. Laboriosa, adulescens, vita est rustica. NIC. Vrbana egestas edepol aliquanto magis..."