improvisus, improvisa, improvisum:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st · comparison: positive
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
unforeseen/unexpected; [de improviso => unexpectedly/suddenly, without warning];
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | improvisus | improvisi |
| Gen. | improvisi | improvisorum |
| Dat. | improviso | — |
| Acc. | improvisum | improvisos |
| Voc. | improvise | improvisi |
| Abl. | improviso | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | improvisa | improvisae |
| Gen. | improvisae | improvisarum |
| Dat. | improvisae | — |
| Acc. | improvisam | improvisas |
| Voc. | improvisa | improvisae |
| Abl. | improvisa | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | improvisum | improvisa |
| Gen. | improvisi | improvisorum |
| Dat. | improviso | — |
| Acc. | improvisum | improvisa |
| Voc. | improvisum | improvisa |
| Abl. | improviso | — |
Examples
Aeneid IX
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...praecesserat agmen viginti lectis equitum comitatus et urbi improvisus adest, maculis quem Thracius albis portat equus cristaque tegit..."Aeneid I
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...circumdatur auro. Tum sic reginam adloquitur, cunctisque repente improvisus ait: 'Coram, quem quaeritis, adsum, Troius Aeneas, Libycis ereptus..."BELLUM IUGURTHINUM
Gaius Sallustius Crispus (Sallust)
"...quid ab se hostile timeret. Id simulaveritne, quo improvisus gravior accideret, an mobilitate ingeni pacem atque bellum mutare..."Panegyricus
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Pliny the Younger)
"...oculis naufragia multorum, quos insidiosa tranquillitate provectos improvisus turbo perculerat. Quod enim tam infidum mare, quam blanditiae principum..."