dubius, dubia, dubium:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st · comparison: positive
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
doubtful, dubious, uncertain; variable, dangerous; critical;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | dubius | dubii |
| Gen. | dubii | dubiorum |
| Dat. | dubio | — |
| Acc. | dubium | dubios |
| Voc. | dubie | dubii |
| Abl. | dubio | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | dubia | dubiae |
| Gen. | dubiae | dubiarum |
| Dat. | dubiae | — |
| Acc. | dubiam | dubias |
| Voc. | dubia | dubiae |
| Abl. | dubia | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | dubium | dubia |
| Gen. | dubii | dubiorum |
| Dat. | dubio | — |
| Acc. | dubium | dubia |
| Voc. | dubium | dubia |
| Abl. | dubio | — |
Examples
- M
Liber V
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...paret pelagus: Zephyros intendat an Austrosincertum est; puppem dubius ferit undique pontus. 570nubibus et caelo Notus..." - M
Liber I
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...squalentibus aruis 205aestiferae Libyes uiso leo comminus hostesubsedit dubius, totam dum colligit iram;mox, ubi se saeuae stimulauit..." - D
Satura XIV
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...diuitias haec per tormenta coactas, cum furor haut dubius, cum sit manifesta phrenesis, ut locuples moriaris, egentis uiuere..." - L
Liber III
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from QUAESTIONES NATURALES
"...desideratus diu tandem longe remoto loco, non tamen dubius an idem sit, emergit. [26,5] Quidam fontes certo..." - L
Phoenissae
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...tegam: Tuo cruori per meum fiet uia. Quid dubius haeres? an times matris fidem? Polynices Timeo: nihil..." - L
Thyestes
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...corrupta coniunx, imperi quassa est fides, domus aegra, dubius sanguis et certi nihil nisi frater hostis. Quid stupes..." - L
Oedipus
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...Oedipvs Iam nocte Titan dubius expulsa redit et nube maestum squalida exoritur iubar, lumenque flamma triste luctifica gerens..." - M
Liber X
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...signa CanopoCaesare captiuo Pharios ductura triumphos; 65Leucadioque fuit dubius sub gurgite casus,an mundum ne nostra quidem matrona..."