devinctus, devincta -um, devinctior -or -us, devinctissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
attached; tied (to a person); devoted, greatly attached to (L+S);
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | devinctus | devincti |
| Gen. | devincti | devinctorum |
| Dat. | devincto | — |
| Acc. | devinctum | devinctos |
| Voc. | devincte | devincti |
| Abl. | devincto | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | devincta | devinctae |
| Gen. | devinctae | devinctarum |
| Dat. | devinctae | — |
| Acc. | devinctam | devinctas |
| Voc. | devincta | devinctae |
| Abl. | devincta | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | devinctum | devincta |
| Gen. | devincti | devinctorum |
| Dat. | devincto | — |
| Acc. | devinctum | devincta |
| Voc. | devinctum | devincta |
| Abl. | devincto | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | devinctius | devinctiora |
| Gen. | devinctioris | — |
| Acc. | devinctius | devinctiora |
| Voc. | devinctius | devinctiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | devinctissimus | devinctissimi |
| Gen. | devinctissimi | devinctissimorum |
| Dat. | devinctissimo | — |
| Acc. | devinctissimum | devinctissimos |
| Voc. | devinctissime | devinctissimi |
| Abl. | devinctissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | devinctissima | devinctissimae |
| Gen. | devinctissimae | devinctissimarum |
| Dat. | devinctissimae | — |
| Acc. | devinctissimam | devinctissimas |
| Voc. | devinctissima | devinctissimae |
| Abl. | devinctissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | devinctissimum | devinctissima |
| Gen. | devinctissimi | devinctissimorum |
| Dat. | devinctissimo | — |
| Acc. | devinctissimum | devinctissima |
| Voc. | devinctissimum | devinctissima |
| Abl. | devinctissimo | — |
Examples
- T
Liber IV
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...distractior intus. Et quo quisque fere studio devinctus adhaeret aut quibus in rebus multum sumus ante morati atque..." - L
Liber X
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...removeamus: 'non est animus in sua potestate ebrietate devinctus: quemadmodum musto dolia ipsa rumpuntur et omne quod..." - M
VI
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...calamitate ferre opem iubebat; uterque parens erat calamitate devinctus, unus autem succurrere utrique non poterat. invenit tamen ingeniosa..." - P
Aeneid VIII
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...formae conscia coniunx. tum pater aeterno fatur devinctus amore: 'quid causas petis ex alto? fiducia cessit quo tibi..."