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
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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..." - P
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..." - Q
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..."