durus, dura -um, durior -or -us, durissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
hard, stern; harsh, rough, vigorous; cruel, unfeeling, inflexible; durable;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | durus | duri |
| Gen. | duri | durorum |
| Dat. | duro | — |
| Acc. | durum | duros |
| Voc. | dure | duri |
| Abl. | duro | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | dura | durae |
| Gen. | durae | durarum |
| Dat. | durae | — |
| Acc. | duram | duras |
| Voc. | dura | durae |
| Abl. | dura | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | durum | dura |
| Gen. | duri | durorum |
| Dat. | duro | — |
| Acc. | durum | dura |
| Voc. | durum | dura |
| Abl. | duro | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | durius | duriora |
| Gen. | durioris | — |
| Acc. | durius | duriora |
| Voc. | durius | duriora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | durissimus | durissimi |
| Gen. | durissimi | durissimorum |
| Dat. | durissimo | — |
| Acc. | durissimum | durissimos |
| Voc. | durissime | durissimi |
| Abl. | durissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | durissima | durissimae |
| Gen. | durissimae | durissimarum |
| Dat. | durissimae | — |
| Acc. | durissimam | durissimas |
| Voc. | durissima | durissimae |
| Abl. | durissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | durissimum | durissima |
| Gen. | durissimi | durissimorum |
| Dat. | durissimo | — |
| Acc. | durissimum | durissima |
| Voc. | durissimum | durissima |
| Abl. | durissimo | — |
Examples
- P
Adelphoe
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...uestitu nimio indulges? nimium ineptus es. nimium ipsest durus praeter aequomque et bonum, o et errat longe..." - P
Heauton Timorumenos
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...militiam proficisci gnatum Cliniam amantem Antiphilam conpulit durus pater animique sese angebat facti paenitens. mox ut reversust, clam..." - M
Liber VI
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...Scaeua, tuis: felix hoc nomine famae,si tibi durus Hiber aut si tibi terga dedissetCantaber exiguis aut longis..." - A
Liber I
Aulus Gellius
"...naturamque illius, cuia res praeceptumque esset: ne ferox, durus, indomitus inexorabilisque sit, qualia fuerunt Postumiana imperia et Manliana..." Liber X
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...pudica, Sappho: Sed tecum pariter simulque visam Durus Sulpiciam Phaon amaret. Frustra: namque ea nec Tonantis uxor..."Liber VIII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...habere Phryge; tu Ganymedeo poteras succedere lecto, sed durus domino basia sola dares. Felix, quae tenerum uexabit sponsa..."Liber IV
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...here quod dederas, hodie, puer Hylle, negasti, durus tam subito qui modo mitis eras? Sed iam causaris barbamque..."- T
Aulularia
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...sorore suasus ducere uxorem avari gnatam deposcit sibi. durus senex vix promittit, atque aulae timens domo sublatam variis..."