lautus, lauta -um, lautior -or -us, lautissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
elegant, fashionable; sumptuous/luxurious; fine, well turned out; washed/clean;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | lautus | lauti |
| Gen. | lauti | lautorum |
| Dat. | lauto | — |
| Acc. | lautum | lautos |
| Voc. | laute | lauti |
| Abl. | lauto | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | lauta | lautae |
| Gen. | lautae | lautarum |
| Dat. | lautae | — |
| Acc. | lautam | lautas |
| Voc. | lauta | lautae |
| Abl. | lauta | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | lautum | lauta |
| Gen. | lauti | lautorum |
| Dat. | lauto | — |
| Acc. | lautum | lauta |
| Voc. | lautum | lauta |
| Abl. | lauto | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | lautius | lautiora |
| Gen. | lautioris | — |
| Acc. | lautius | lautiora |
| Voc. | lautius | lautiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | lautissimus | lautissimi |
| Gen. | lautissimi | lautissimorum |
| Dat. | lautissimo | — |
| Acc. | lautissimum | lautissimos |
| Voc. | lautissime | lautissimi |
| Abl. | lautissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | lautissima | lautissimae |
| Gen. | lautissimae | lautissimarum |
| Dat. | lautissimae | — |
| Acc. | lautissimam | lautissimas |
| Voc. | lautissima | lautissimae |
| Abl. | lautissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | lautissimum | lautissima |
| Gen. | lautissimi | lautissimorum |
| Dat. | lautissimo | — |
| Acc. | lautissimum | lautissima |
| Voc. | lautissimum | lautissima |
| Abl. | lautissimo | — |
Examples
Stichus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...attinet? proin tu lavare propera. SANG. Lautus sum. STICH. Optime, [sequere ergo hac me intro. SANG. Ego vero..."Curculio
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...bellum est nec memorabile: tute tibi puer es, lautus luces cereum. Phaed. Egon apicularum congestum opera non feram..."Casina
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...oportuit.' Vilicus is autem cum corona candide Vestitus lautus exornatusque ambulat. Illae autem in cubiculo armigerum exornant duae..."Atticus
Cornelius Nepos from LIBER DE LATINIS HISTORICIS
"...nonnullis leve visum iri putem: cum in primis lautus esset eques Romanus et non parum liberaliter domum suam..."Satura XI
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...Atticus eximie si cenat, lautus habetur, si Rutilus, demens. quid enim maiore cachinno excipitur uolgi quam pauper Apicius..."Liber XIV
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...Vasa Arretina. Arretina nimis ne spernas vasa monemus: Lautus erat Tuscis Porsena fictilibus. XCIX Bascauda. Barbara de pictis..."Liber IX
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...conpage, ut navigare Tucca balneo possit. idem beatas lautus extruit thermas de marmore omni, quod Carystos invenit, quod..."Liber I
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...habebas, sed tam prodigus atque liberalis et tam lautus eras, Calene, ut omnes optarent tibi centies amici. Audit..."