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
- T
Truculentus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...thensauris integris demus danunt. velut hic agrestis est adulescens, qui hic habet, nimis pol mortalis lepidus nimisque probus..." - T
Trinummus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...accipite et date vocivas aures dum eloquor. adulescens quidam est, qui in hisce habitat aedibus; is rem paternam..." - T
Stichus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...nunc dico tibi. 'Immo duas dabo,' inquit ille adulescens 'una si parumst; et si duarum paenitebit,' inquit 'addentur..." - T
Rudens
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...PERSONAE ARCTVRVS PROLOGVS SCEPARNIO SERVVS PLESIDIPPVS ADULESCENS DAEMONES SENEX PALAESTRA PVELLA AMPELISCA PVELLA PTOLEMOCRATIA SACERDOS VENERIS PISCATORES TRACHALIO..." - T
Pseudolus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...maxume, quid mirum fecit? quid novom, adulescens homo si amat, si amicam liberat? PS. Lepidum senem. SIM. Vetus..." - T
Poenulus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...PERSONAE AGORASTOCLES ADULESCENS MILPHIO SERVVS ADELPHASIVM PUELLA ANTERASTILIS PUELLA LYCVS LENO ANTAMONIDES MILES ADVOCATI COLLYBISCVS VILICVS SYNCERASTVS SERVVS..." - T
Persa
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...hinc volo quantum potest. DOR. Salvos sis, adulescens. SAG. Siquidem hanc vendidero pretio..." - T
Vidularia
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...pretium das, du cum simul. DIN. Laboriosa, adulescens, vita est rustica. NIC. Vrbana egestas edepol aliquanto magis..."