doctus, docta -um, doctior -or -us, doctissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
learned, wise; skilled, experienced, expert; trained; clever, cunning, shrewd;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | doctus | docti |
| Gen. | docti | doctorum |
| Dat. | docto | — |
| Acc. | doctum | doctos |
| Voc. | docte | docti |
| Abl. | docto | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | docta | doctae |
| Gen. | doctae | doctarum |
| Dat. | doctae | — |
| Acc. | doctam | doctas |
| Voc. | docta | doctae |
| Abl. | docta | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | doctum | docta |
| Gen. | docti | doctorum |
| Dat. | docto | — |
| Acc. | doctum | docta |
| Voc. | doctum | docta |
| Abl. | docto | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | doctius | doctiora |
| Gen. | doctioris | — |
| Acc. | doctius | doctiora |
| Voc. | doctius | doctiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | doctissimus | doctissimi |
| Gen. | doctissimi | doctissimorum |
| Dat. | doctissimo | — |
| Acc. | doctissimum | doctissimos |
| Voc. | doctissime | doctissimi |
| Abl. | doctissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | doctissima | doctissimae |
| Gen. | doctissimae | doctissimarum |
| Dat. | doctissimae | — |
| Acc. | doctissimam | doctissimas |
| Voc. | doctissima | doctissimae |
| Abl. | doctissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | doctissimum | doctissima |
| Gen. | doctissimi | doctissimorum |
| Dat. | doctissimo | — |
| Acc. | doctissimum | doctissima |
| Voc. | doctissimum | doctissima |
| Abl. | doctissimo | — |
Examples
- T
Persa
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...monuisti hau male. vide sis, ego ille doctus leno paene in foveam decidi, ni hic adesses. quantum..." - T
Mercator
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...hinc venum asportet; scio saevos quam sit, domo doctus. igitur 354-355 hocine est amare? arare mavelim, quam..." - T
Epidicus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...futura sint. abeo. STR. Bene ambulato. CHAER. Nimis doctus ille ad male faciendum. STR. Me equidem certo servavit..." - T
Casina
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...facis. LY. Quid me amare refert, nisi sim doctus ac dicaculus? Sed tu caue in quaesitione mihi..." - T
Captivi
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...forum advenero, omnes loquentur: 'hic illest senex doctus, quoi verba data sunt.' sed Ergasilus estne hic, procul quem..." - M
Liber I
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...carmina seruantet lotam paruo reuocant Almone Cybeben, 600et doctus uolucres augur seruare sinistrasseptemuirque epulis festus Titiique sodaleset Salius..." - A
Capitula
Aulus Gellius
"...ordine moribus populi Romani observato. XIV. Quod Apion, doctus homo, qui Plistonices appellatus est, vidisse se Romae scripsit..." - T
Pseudolus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...effecisset; obviam ei ultro deferam. nimis illic mortalis doctus, nimis vorsutus, nimis malus; superavit dolum Troianum atque Vlixem..."