infirmus, infirma -um, infirmior -or -us, infirmissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
fragile/frail/feeble; unwell/sick/infirm;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | infirmus | infirmi |
| Gen. | infirmi | infirmorum |
| Dat. | infirmo | — |
| Acc. | infirmum | infirmos |
| Voc. | infirme | infirmi |
| Abl. | infirmo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | infirma | infirmae |
| Gen. | infirmae | infirmarum |
| Dat. | infirmae | — |
| Acc. | infirmam | infirmas |
| Voc. | infirma | infirmae |
| Abl. | infirma | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | infirmum | infirma |
| Gen. | infirmi | infirmorum |
| Dat. | infirmo | — |
| Acc. | infirmum | infirma |
| Voc. | infirmum | infirma |
| Abl. | infirmo | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | infirmius | infirmiora |
| Gen. | infirmioris | — |
| Acc. | infirmius | infirmiora |
| Voc. | infirmius | infirmiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | infirmissimus | infirmissimi |
| Gen. | infirmissimi | infirmissimorum |
| Dat. | infirmissimo | — |
| Acc. | infirmissimum | infirmissimos |
| Voc. | infirmissime | infirmissimi |
| Abl. | infirmissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | infirmissima | infirmissimae |
| Gen. | infirmissimae | infirmissimarum |
| Dat. | infirmissimae | — |
| Acc. | infirmissimam | infirmissimas |
| Voc. | infirmissima | infirmissimae |
| Abl. | infirmissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | infirmissimum | infirmissima |
| Gen. | infirmissimi | infirmissimorum |
| Dat. | infirmissimo | — |
| Acc. | infirmissimum | infirmissima |
| Voc. | infirmissimum | infirmissima |
| Abl. | infirmissimo | — |
Examples
Liber VIII
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...lassitudo et oscitatio et horror membra percurrens - sic infirmus animus multo ante quam opprimatur malis quatitur; praesumit illa..."SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...mutuo perdit metu. Accumulat ecce liberum funus parens, infirmus auxiliator. Invadunt virum iam morte pasti membraque ad terram..."Horace
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (Suetonius) from DE POETIS
"...ipse sufficiebam scribendis epistulis amicorum, nunc occupatissimus et infirmus Horatium nostrum a te cupio abducere. Veniet ergo..."Liber VI
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...adfectus, ita si nil efficit tepet; quem melius infirmus actor tacitis iudicum cogitationibus reliquisset. XLV. Nam et vultus..."Liber IX
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Pliny the Younger) from EPISTVLARVM LIBRI DECEM
"...enim seu tale aliquid suspicatus sive, ut excusabatur, infirmus. Et relationem quidem de eo Caesar ad senatum..."Liber I
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Pliny the Younger) from EPISTVLARVM LIBRI DECEM
"...Proinde adhibe solacia mihi, non haec: 'Senex erat, infirmus erat' — haec enim novi -, sed nova aliqua, sed magna..."