adversus, adversa -um, adversior -or -us, adversissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
opposite, directly facing, ranged against; adverse, evil, hostile; unfavorable;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | adversus | adversi |
| Gen. | adversi | adversorum |
| Dat. | adverso | — |
| Acc. | adversum | adversos |
| Voc. | adverse | adversi |
| Abl. | adverso | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | adversa | adversae |
| Gen. | adversae | adversarum |
| Dat. | adversae | — |
| Acc. | adversam | adversas |
| Voc. | adversa | adversae |
| Abl. | adversa | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | adversum | adversa |
| Gen. | adversi | adversorum |
| Dat. | adverso | — |
| Acc. | adversum | adversa |
| Voc. | adversum | adversa |
| Abl. | adverso | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | adversius | adversiora |
| Gen. | adversioris | — |
| Acc. | adversius | adversiora |
| Voc. | adversius | adversiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | adversissimus | adversissimi |
| Gen. | adversissimi | adversissimorum |
| Dat. | adversissimo | — |
| Acc. | adversissimum | adversissimos |
| Voc. | adversissime | adversissimi |
| Abl. | adversissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | adversissima | adversissimae |
| Gen. | adversissimae | adversissimarum |
| Dat. | adversissimae | — |
| Acc. | adversissimam | adversissimas |
| Voc. | adversissima | adversissimae |
| Abl. | adversissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | adversissimum | adversissima |
| Gen. | adversissimi | adversissimorum |
| Dat. | adversissimo | — |
| Acc. | adversissimum | adversissima |
| Voc. | adversissimum | adversissima |
| Abl. | adversissimo | — |
Examples
- M
Liber Tertius
Marcus Tullius Cicero from De Finibus
"...haec una cognitio potest tradere. nec vero pietas adversus deos nec quanta iis gratia debeatur sine explicatione naturae..." - L
[Proverbs]
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger)
"...servos irascitur et crudelis est, satis ostendit potestatem adversus alios sibi defuisse, non voluntatem. 132. Qui nescit tacere..." - G
SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...modo, collo suo circumferebat onera venalia; nunc etiam adversus Norbanum se extendit." Litterae thesaurum est, et artificium nunquam..." - G
Divus Iulius
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (Suetonius) from DE VITIS CAESARUM
"...deposuit. Ceterum Caecilio Metello tribuno plebis turbulentissimas leges adversus collegarum intercessionem ferenti auctorem propugnatoremque se pertinacissime praestitit, donec..." - G
Gaius
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (Suetonius) from DE VITIS CAESARUM
"...expositi. Quin et barbaros ferunt, quibus intestinum quibusque adversus nos bellum esset, velut in domestico communique maerore consensisse..." - G
Divus Claudius
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (Suetonius) from DE VITIS CAESARUM
"...conficto crimine, satis constat, cum scorta meritoria citari adversus se et audiri pro testimonio videret, graphium et libellos..." - G
Galba
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (Suetonius) from DE VITIS CAESARUM
"...fremebat superioris Germaniae exercitus, fraudari se praemiis navatae adversus Gallos et Vindicem operae. Ergo primi obsequium rumpere ausi..." - G
Poems
Gaius Valerius Catullus from Catullus' Poems
"...ille, si fas est, superare divos, qui sedens adversus identidem te spectat et audit dulce ridentem, misero quod..."