macer, macra -macrum, macrior -or -us, macerrimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 2nd
- Frequency:
- Lesser
thin (men, animals, plants), scraggy, lean, small, meager; thin (soil), poor;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | macer | macri |
| Gen. | macri | macrorum |
| Dat. | macro | — |
| Acc. | macrum | macros |
| Voc. | macer | macri |
| Abl. | macro | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | macra | macrae |
| Gen. | macrae | macrarum |
| Dat. | macrae | — |
| Acc. | macram | macras |
| Voc. | macra | macrae |
| Abl. | macra | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | macrum | macra |
| Gen. | macri | macrorum |
| Dat. | macro | — |
| Acc. | macrum | macra |
| Voc. | macrum | macra |
| Abl. | macro | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | macrius | macriora |
| Gen. | macrioris | — |
| Acc. | macrius | macriora |
| Voc. | macrius | macriora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | macerrimus | macerrimi |
| Gen. | macerrimi | macerrimorum |
| Dat. | macerrimo | — |
| Acc. | macerrimum | macerrimos |
| Voc. | macerrime | macerrimi |
| Abl. | macerrimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | macerrima | macerrimae |
| Gen. | macerrimae | macerrimarum |
| Dat. | macerrimae | — |
| Acc. | macerrimam | macerrimas |
| Voc. | macerrima | macerrimae |
| Abl. | macerrima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | macerrimum | macerrima |
| Gen. | macerrimi | macerrimorum |
| Dat. | macerrimo | — |
| Acc. | macerrimum | macerrima |
| Voc. | macerrimum | macerrima |
| Abl. | macerrimo | — |
Examples
- A
Liber XX
Aulus Gellius
"...possem certior, ere, quae miseriae te tam misere macerent, duorum labori ego hominum parsissem lubens: mei te rogandi..." - D
Satura VI
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...dedit. tanti uocat ille pudicam, nec pharetris Veneris macer est aut lampade feruet: inde faces ardent, ueniunt..." Liber X
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...ille libellis. Appia, quid facies, si legit ista Macer? XIX Nec vocat ad cenam Marius, nec munera mittit..."Liber VIII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...faciunt ipsi nunc, puto, sacra dei. Dum donas, Macer, anulos puellis, desisti, Macer, anulos habere. Archetypis uetuli nihil..."Liber III
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...laedere et illa potest. Sit culus tibi quam macer, requiris? Pedicare potes, Sabelle, culo. Irasci nostro non debes..."Liber II
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...meliora si qua nescis. Quid prodest mihi tam macer libellus, nullo crassior ut sit umbilico, si totus tibi..."- M
Liber X
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...acta non bene Pisandros? Quid? Nicandrum frustra secuti Macer atque Vergilius? Quid? Euphorionem transibimus? Quem nisi probasset Vergilius..." - T
Pseudolus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...possem certior, ere, quae miseriae te tam misere macerent, duorum labori ego hominum parsissem lubens, mei te rogandi..."