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
Persa
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...monuisti hau male. vide sis, ego ille doctus leno paene in foveam decidi, ni hic adesses. quantum..."Mercator
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...hinc venum asportet; scio saevos quam sit, domo doctus. igitur 354-355 hocine est amare? arare mavelim, quam..."Epidicus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...futura sint. abeo. STR. Bene ambulato. CHAER. Nimis doctus ille ad male faciendum. STR. Me equidem certo servavit..."Casina
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...facis. LY. Quid me amare refert, nisi sim doctus ac dicaculus? Sed tu caue in quaesitione mihi..."Captivi
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...forum advenero, omnes loquentur: 'hic illest senex doctus, quoi verba data sunt.' sed Ergasilus estne hic, procul quem..."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..."Capitula
Aulus Gellius
"...ordine moribus populi Romani observato. XIV. Quod Apion, doctus homo, qui Plistonices appellatus est, vidisse se Romae scripsit..."Pseudolus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...effecisset; obviam ei ultro deferam. nimis illic mortalis doctus, nimis vorsutus, nimis malus; superavit dolum Troianum atque Vlixem..."