formosus, formosa -um, formosior -or -us, formosissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
beautiful, finely formed, handsome, fair; having fine appearance/form;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | formosus | formosi |
| Gen. | formosi | formosorum |
| Dat. | formoso | — |
| Acc. | formosum | formosos |
| Voc. | formose | formosi |
| Abl. | formoso | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | formosa | formosae |
| Gen. | formosae | formosarum |
| Dat. | formosae | — |
| Acc. | formosam | formosas |
| Voc. | formosa | formosae |
| Abl. | formosa | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | formosum | formosa |
| Gen. | formosi | formosorum |
| Dat. | formoso | — |
| Acc. | formosum | formosa |
| Voc. | formosum | formosa |
| Abl. | formoso | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | formosius | formosiora |
| Gen. | formosioris | — |
| Acc. | formosius | formosiora |
| Voc. | formosius | formosiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | formosissimus | formosissimi |
| Gen. | formosissimi | formosissimorum |
| Dat. | formosissimo | — |
| Acc. | formosissimum | formosissimos |
| Voc. | formosissime | formosissimi |
| Abl. | formosissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | formosissima | formosissimae |
| Gen. | formosissimae | formosissimarum |
| Dat. | formosissimae | — |
| Acc. | formosissimam | formosissimas |
| Voc. | formosissima | formosissimae |
| Abl. | formosissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | formosissimum | formosissima |
| Gen. | formosissimi | formosissimorum |
| Dat. | formosissimo | — |
| Acc. | formosissimum | formosissima |
| Voc. | formosissimum | formosissima |
| Abl. | formosissimo | — |
Examples
- C
Hamilcar
Cornelius Nepos
"...annorum novem. Erat praeterea cum eo adulescens illustris, formosus, Hasdrubal; quem nonnulli diligi turpius, quam par erat..." Liber X
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...totos avida cute combibe soles, — O quam formosus, dum peregrinus eris! Et venies albis non cognoscendus amicis Livebitque..."Liber VIII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...nitent, felix area nuper erat: hic stetit Arctoi formosus puluere belli purpureum fundens Caesar ab ore iubar..."- L
Liber IX
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...enim tale est quale si peritus gubernator etiam formosus est. Quid aures meas scabis? quid oblectas? aliud agitur..." - L
Liber VII
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...suum consecrat. Aliter certe Claranum nostrum coepi intueri: formosus mihi videtur et tam rectus corpore quam est animo..." - L
Liber I
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from QUAESTIONES NATURALES
"...consecuturus, primum sui notitiam, deinde ad quaedam consilium: formosus, ut uitaret infamiam; deformis, ut sciret redimendum esse uirtutibus..." - G
SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...paulo ante aberravit, annorum circa XVI, crispus, mollis, formosus, nomine Giton. Si quis eum reddere aut commonstrare voluerit..." - A
Liber IV
Aulus Gellius
"...vinosus", "mulierosus", "morosus", "verbosus", "famosus", cur "ingeniosus" et "formosus" et "officiosus", quae pariter ab ingenio et forma..."