indulgens, indulgentis (gen.), indulgentior -or -us, indulgentissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 3rd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
indulgent; kind, mild; gracious; bestowing favor; partial/addicted to (doing);
Inflections
positive
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | — | indulgentia |
| Acc. | indulgens | indulgentia |
| Voc. | — | indulgentia |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | indulgentius | indulgentiora |
| Gen. | indulgentioris | — |
| Acc. | indulgentius | indulgentiora |
| Voc. | indulgentius | indulgentiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | indulgentissimus | indulgentissimi |
| Gen. | indulgentissimi | indulgentissimorum |
| Dat. | indulgentissimo | — |
| Acc. | indulgentissimum | indulgentissimos |
| Voc. | indulgentissime | indulgentissimi |
| Abl. | indulgentissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | indulgentissima | indulgentissimae |
| Gen. | indulgentissimae | indulgentissimarum |
| Dat. | indulgentissimae | — |
| Acc. | indulgentissimam | indulgentissimas |
| Voc. | indulgentissima | indulgentissimae |
| Abl. | indulgentissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | indulgentissimum | indulgentissima |
| Gen. | indulgentissimi | indulgentissimorum |
| Dat. | indulgentissimo | — |
| Acc. | indulgentissimum | indulgentissima |
| Voc. | indulgentissimum | indulgentissima |
| Abl. | indulgentissimo | — |
Examples
Liber V
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...sine milite Romamiam doctam seruire togae, populoque precantiscilicet indulgens summo dictator honoricontigit et laetos fecit se consule fastos.namque..."V
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...quicquid mihi deberi coepit primo die. 'facilis, mitis, indulgens' vocabula sunt ista minoris affectus; propter haec aleretur amicus..."
Liber Sextus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...laeuus harundineae recubans super aggere ripae cernitur emissaeque indulgens Inachus urnae. Io post tergum, iam prona dolorque parentis..."Liber Primus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...caelique amplexa labores ignea multiuago transmittis sidera lapsu, indulgens reparare animum dum proximus aegris infundat Titan agiles animantibus..."Appendix Perottina
Gaius Phaedrus
"...foret instructius.Nam cuncta nobis attribuisset commodaquae cui Fortuna indulgens animali dedit,elephanti uires et leonis impetum,cornicis aeuum..."Metamorphoses XII
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...sagitta!' adnuit atque animo pariter patruique suoque Delius indulgens nebula velatus in agmen pervenit Iliacum mediaque in caede..."Epistola ad Caesarem II
Gaius Sallustius Crispus (Sallust) from SPURIA
"...potest, nisi, obmissis pecuniae et corporis gaudiis, animo indulgens, non adsentando, neque concupita praebendo, perversam gratiam gratificans..."