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
- P
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..." - P
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..." - G
BELLUM IUGURTHINUM
Gaius Sallustius Crispus (Sallust)
"...quid ab se hostile timeret. Id simulaveritne, quo improvisus gravior accideret, an mobilitate ingeni pacem atque bellum mutare..." - G
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..."