ferreus, ferrea, ferreum:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st · comparison: positive
- Frequency:
- Frequent
iron, made of iron; cruel, unyielding; (blue);
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | ferreus | ferrei |
| Gen. | ferrei | ferreorum |
| Dat. | ferreo | — |
| Acc. | ferreum | ferreos |
| Voc. | ferree | ferrei |
| Abl. | ferreo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | ferrea | ferreae |
| Gen. | ferreae | ferrearum |
| Dat. | ferreae | — |
| Acc. | ferream | ferreas |
| Voc. | ferrea | ferreae |
| Abl. | ferrea | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | ferreum | ferrea |
| Gen. | ferrei | ferreorum |
| Dat. | ferreo | — |
| Acc. | ferreum | ferrea |
| Voc. | ferreum | ferrea |
| Abl. | ferreo | — |
Examples
Liber V
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...cedebant armatis nuda et inerma. inde minutatim processit ferreus ensis versaque in obprobrium species est falcis ahenae..."Liber I
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...tenuatur habendo, stilicidi casus lapidem cavat, uncus aratri ferreus occulte decrescit vomer in arvis, strataque iam volgi pedibus..."Satura XI
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...argenteus illis, anulus in digito quod ferreus. ergo superbum conuiuam caueo, qui me sibi comparat et res despicit..."Satura I
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...scribere. nam quis iniquae tam patiens urbis, tam ferreus, ut teneat se, causidici noua cum ueniat lectica Mathonis..."Liber XI
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...vera, esse negem melius cum Ganymede Jovi. XXVII Ferreus es, si stare potest tibi mentula, Flacce..."
Liber Quintus
Gaius Valerius Flaccus from ARGONAVTICA
"...aeterni luminis arces, tale iubar tecta micat. stat ferreus Atlans Oceano genibusque tumens infringitur unda. at medii..."
Liber Secundus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...sermonibus obuia: 'reddes,' ingeminat 'reddes; non si te ferreus agger ambiat aut triplices alio tibi carmine muros Amphion..."Aeneid XII
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...aras, it toto turbida caelo tempestas telorum ac ferreus ingruit imber, craterasque focosque ferunt. fugit ipse Latinus pulsatos..."