desidiosus, desidiosa -um, desidiosior -or -us, desidiosissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
idle, indolent, lazy; slothful; causing idleness, making lazy (L+S);
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | desidiosus | desidiosi |
| Gen. | desidiosi | desidiosorum |
| Dat. | desidioso | — |
| Acc. | desidiosum | desidiosos |
| Voc. | desidiose | desidiosi |
| Abl. | desidioso | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | desidiosa | desidiosae |
| Gen. | desidiosae | desidiosarum |
| Dat. | desidiosae | — |
| Acc. | desidiosam | desidiosas |
| Voc. | desidiosa | desidiosae |
| Abl. | desidiosa | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | desidiosum | desidiosa |
| Gen. | desidiosi | desidiosorum |
| Dat. | desidioso | — |
| Acc. | desidiosum | desidiosa |
| Voc. | desidiosum | desidiosa |
| Abl. | desidioso | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | desidiosius | desidiosiora |
| Gen. | desidiosioris | — |
| Acc. | desidiosius | desidiosiora |
| Voc. | desidiosius | desidiosiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | desidiosissimus | desidiosissimi |
| Gen. | desidiosissimi | desidiosissimorum |
| Dat. | desidiosissimo | — |
| Acc. | desidiosissimum | desidiosissimos |
| Voc. | desidiosissime | desidiosissimi |
| Abl. | desidiosissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | desidiosissima | desidiosissimae |
| Gen. | desidiosissimae | desidiosissimarum |
| Dat. | desidiosissimae | — |
| Acc. | desidiosissimam | desidiosissimas |
| Voc. | desidiosissima | desidiosissimae |
| Abl. | desidiosissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | desidiosissimum | desidiosissima |
| Gen. | desidiosissimi | desidiosissimorum |
| Dat. | desidiosissimo | — |
| Acc. | desidiosissimum | desidiosissima |
| Voc. | desidiosissimum | desidiosissima |
| Abl. | desidiosissimo | — |
Examples
Liber XII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...teras cum limina mane senator, Esse tibi videor desidiosus eques, Quod non a prima discurram luce per urbem..."Liber VIII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...dulcis, ingrate, relinquere nugas? dic mihi, quid melius desidiosus ages? an iuuat ad tragicos soccum transferre coturnos aspera..."Liber I
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...mihi dicis, Luci carissime Iuli, 'scribe aliquid magnum: desidiosus homo es.' Otia da nobis, sed qualia fecerat olim..."- P
Amores I
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Amores
"...vides agilem nocturnaque bella gerentem. qui nolet fieri desidiosus, amet! X Qualis ab Eurota Phrygiis avecta carinis coniugibus..."