laxus, laxa -um, laxior -or -us, laxissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
wide, spacious, ample, roomy; loose, not close packed; slack, not tight; lax;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | laxus | laxi |
| Gen. | laxi | laxorum |
| Dat. | laxo | — |
| Acc. | laxum | laxos |
| Voc. | laxe | laxi |
| Abl. | laxo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | laxa | laxae |
| Gen. | laxae | laxarum |
| Dat. | laxae | — |
| Acc. | laxam | laxas |
| Voc. | laxa | laxae |
| Abl. | laxa | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | laxum | laxa |
| Gen. | laxi | laxorum |
| Dat. | laxo | — |
| Acc. | laxum | laxa |
| Voc. | laxum | laxa |
| Abl. | laxo | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | laxius | laxiora |
| Gen. | laxioris | — |
| Acc. | laxius | laxiora |
| Voc. | laxius | laxiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | laxissimus | laxissimi |
| Gen. | laxissimi | laxissimorum |
| Dat. | laxissimo | — |
| Acc. | laxissimum | laxissimos |
| Voc. | laxissime | laxissimi |
| Abl. | laxissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | laxissima | laxissimae |
| Gen. | laxissimae | laxissimarum |
| Dat. | laxissimae | — |
| Acc. | laxissimam | laxissimas |
| Voc. | laxissima | laxissimae |
| Abl. | laxissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | laxissimum | laxissima |
| Gen. | laxissimi | laxissimorum |
| Dat. | laxissimo | — |
| Acc. | laxissimum | laxissima |
| Voc. | laxissimum | laxissima |
| Abl. | laxissimo | — |
Examples
Amores II
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Amores
"...digito quamvis angustus et haerens, inque sinum mira laxus ab arte cadam. idem ego, ut arcanas possim signare..."Ars Amatoria III
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Ars Amatoria
"...gracilis, pleno velamina filo Sumat, et ex umeris laxus amictus eat. Pallida purpureis spargat sua corpora virgis, Nigrior..."Sermones I
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) from Sermones
"...quod rusticius tonso toga defluit et male laxus in pede calceus haeret: at est bonus, ut melior..."