erectus, erecta -um, erectior -or -us, erectissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
upright, erect; perpendicular; confident/bold/assured; noble; attentive/alert;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | erectus | erecti |
| Gen. | erecti | erectorum |
| Dat. | erecto | — |
| Acc. | erectum | erectos |
| Voc. | erecte | erecti |
| Abl. | erecto | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | erecta | erectae |
| Gen. | erectae | erectarum |
| Dat. | erectae | — |
| Acc. | erectam | erectas |
| Voc. | erecta | erectae |
| Abl. | erecta | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | erectum | erecta |
| Gen. | erecti | erectorum |
| Dat. | erecto | — |
| Acc. | erectum | erecta |
| Voc. | erectum | erecta |
| Abl. | erecto | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | erectius | erectiora |
| Gen. | erectioris | — |
| Acc. | erectius | erectiora |
| Voc. | erectius | erectiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | erectissimus | erectissimi |
| Gen. | erectissimi | erectissimorum |
| Dat. | erectissimo | — |
| Acc. | erectissimum | erectissimos |
| Voc. | erectissime | erectissimi |
| Abl. | erectissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | erectissima | erectissimae |
| Gen. | erectissimae | erectissimarum |
| Dat. | erectissimae | — |
| Acc. | erectissimam | erectissimas |
| Voc. | erectissima | erectissimae |
| Abl. | erectissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | erectissimum | erectissima |
| Gen. | erectissimi | erectissimorum |
| Dat. | erectissimo | — |
| Acc. | erectissimum | erectissima |
| Voc. | erectissimum | erectissima |
| Abl. | erectissimo | — |
Examples
- L
Liber V
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...nihilominus interveniebat dulce illud et loco lene. Grandis, erectus es: hoc te volo tenere, sic ire. Fecit aliquid..." - L
Liber III
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...esse debet alacer et fidens et supra omnia erectus. Mihi crede, verum gaudium res severa..." - L
de Tranquillitate Animi
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DIALOGI
"...studia, quae pati non potest animus ad ciuilia erectus agendique cupidus et natura inquies, parum scilicet..." - L
de Constantia
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DIALOGI
"...quam scit sibi non posse fieri. Inde tam erectus laetusque est, inde continuo gaudio elatus; adeo autem..." - L
de Providentia
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DIALOGI
"...aduersa exercitationes putat. Quis autem, uir modo et erectus ad honesta, non est laboris adpetens iusti..." - L
Hercules [Oetaeus]
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...tegis. Deianira Vagus per artus errat excussos tremor, erectus horret crinis, impulsis adhuc stat terror animis..." - G
SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...dormi, aut ego iam patri dicam". <. . .> [LXXXVIII] Erectus his sermonibus consulere prudentiorem coepi aetates tabularum et quaedam argumenta..." - L
Liber XX
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...Quod autem hoc bonum? Dicam: liber animus, erectus, alia subiciens sibi, se nulli. Hoc bonum adeo non recipit..."