gracilis, gracile, gracilior -or -us, gracillimus -a -um:
Adjective · 3rd declension · variant: 2nd
- Frequency:
- Lesser
slender, thin, slim, slight; fine, narrow; modest, unambitious, simple, plain;
Inflections
positive
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | gracile | gracilia |
| Acc. | gracile | gracilia |
| Voc. | gracile | gracilia |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | gracilius | graciliora |
| Gen. | gracilioris | — |
| Acc. | gracilius | graciliora |
| Voc. | gracilius | graciliora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | gracillimus | gracillimi |
| Gen. | gracillimi | gracillimorum |
| Dat. | gracillimo | — |
| Acc. | gracillimum | gracillimos |
| Voc. | gracillime | gracillimi |
| Abl. | gracillimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | gracillima | gracillimae |
| Gen. | gracillimae | gracillimarum |
| Dat. | gracillimae | — |
| Acc. | gracillimam | gracillimas |
| Voc. | gracillima | gracillimae |
| Abl. | gracillima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | gracillimum | gracillima |
| Gen. | gracillimi | gracillimorum |
| Dat. | gracillimo | — |
| Acc. | gracillimum | gracillima |
| Voc. | gracillimum | gracillima |
| Abl. | gracillimo | — |
Examples
- M
Liber I
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...medius mora. qualiter undas 100qui secat et geminum gracilis mare separat Isthmosnec patitur conferre fretum, si terra recedat..." - A
Liber VI
Aulus Gellius
"...gracilem", tertium "mediocrem". Vberi dignitas atque amplitudo est, gracili venustas et subtilitas, medius in confinio est utriusque modi..." Liber XIII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...mihi fronte venis. III. Omnis in hoc gracili XENIORVM turba libello constabit nummis quattuor empta tibi. Quattuor..."Liber VIII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...fert cum parco sordidus asse cliens. Lenta minus gracili crescunt colocasia filo, plena magis nimio lilia sole cadunt..."Liber II
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...Classice, tam malus poeta. Quid si per gracilis uias petauri inuitum iubeas subire Ladan? Turpe est difficiles habere..."- L
Thyestes
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...fluctibus illinc propinquis Isthmos atque illinc fremit uicina gracili diuidens terra uada, longe remotos latus exaudit sonos..." - L
Phaedra
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...ramos rudes uertere in arma: non erat gracili leuis armata ferro cornus aut longo latus mucrone cingens ensis..." - M
Liber V
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...languensque recessitspectantis oculos infirmo lumine passus. 545lunaque non gracili surrexit lucida cornuaut orbis medii puros exesa recessus..."