desideratus, desiderata -um, desideratior -or -us, desideratissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
desired, longed for, sought after; missed (the dead), regretted;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | desideratus | desiderati |
| Gen. | desiderati | desideratorum |
| Dat. | desiderato | — |
| Acc. | desideratum | desideratos |
| Voc. | desiderate | desiderati |
| Abl. | desiderato | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | desiderata | desideratae |
| Gen. | desideratae | desideratarum |
| Dat. | desideratae | — |
| Acc. | desideratam | desideratas |
| Voc. | desiderata | desideratae |
| Abl. | desiderata | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | desideratum | desiderata |
| Gen. | desiderati | desideratorum |
| Dat. | desiderato | — |
| Acc. | desideratum | desiderata |
| Voc. | desideratum | desiderata |
| Abl. | desiderato | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | desideratius | desideratiora |
| Gen. | desideratioris | — |
| Acc. | desideratius | desideratiora |
| Voc. | desideratius | desideratiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | desideratissimus | desideratissimi |
| Gen. | desideratissimi | desideratissimorum |
| Dat. | desideratissimo | — |
| Acc. | desideratissimum | desideratissimos |
| Voc. | desideratissime | desideratissimi |
| Abl. | desideratissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | desideratissima | desideratissimae |
| Gen. | desideratissimae | desideratissimarum |
| Dat. | desideratissimae | — |
| Acc. | desideratissimam | desideratissimas |
| Voc. | desideratissima | desideratissimae |
| Abl. | desideratissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | desideratissimum | desideratissima |
| Gen. | desideratissimi | desideratissimorum |
| Dat. | desideratissimo | — |
| Acc. | desideratissimum | desideratissima |
| Voc. | desideratissimum | desideratissima |
| Abl. | desideratissimo | — |
Examples
- L
Liber III
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from QUAESTIONES NATURALES
"...Idem et in Oriente Tigris facit: absorbetur et desideratus diu tandem longe remoto loco, non tamen dubius..." - L
ad Polybium
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DE CONSOLATIONE
"...suis cum maximo animi cruciatu desideratus est. Quid tibi referam Scipionem Africanum, cui mors fratris in exsilio nuntiata..." - G
de Bello Hispaniensi
Gaius Julius Caesar from LIBRI INCERTORUM AUCTORUM
"...nostris praeter duos centuriones sit nemo desideratus gloria se efferentes. Postero die ad Soricariam utrorumque convenere copiae. Nostri..." - G
Liber IV
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Pliny the Younger) from EPISTVLARVM LIBRI DECEM
"...venisti autem, si quando alias, nunc maxime mihi desideratus. Ipse pauculis adhuc diebus in Tusculano commorabor, ut opusculum..."