magnus, magna -um, major -or -us, maximus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
large/great/big/vast/huge; much; powerful; tall/long/broad; extensive/spacious;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | magnus | magni |
| Gen. | magni | magnorum |
| Dat. | magno | — |
| Acc. | magnum | magnos |
| Voc. | magne | magni |
| Abl. | magno | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | magna | magnae |
| Gen. | magnae | magnarum |
| Dat. | magnae | — |
| Acc. | magnam | magnas |
| Voc. | magna | magnae |
| Abl. | magna | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | magnum | magna |
| Gen. | magni | magnorum |
| Dat. | magno | — |
| Acc. | magnum | magna |
| Voc. | magnum | magna |
| Abl. | magno | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | majus | majora |
| Gen. | majoris | — |
| Acc. | majus | majora |
| Voc. | majus | majora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | maximus | maximi |
| Gen. | maximi | maximorum |
| Dat. | maximo | — |
| Acc. | maximum | maximos |
| Voc. | maxime | maximi |
| Abl. | maximo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | maxima | maximae |
| Gen. | maximae | maximarum |
| Dat. | maximae | — |
| Acc. | maximam | maximas |
| Voc. | maxima | maximae |
| Abl. | maxima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | maximum | maxima |
| Gen. | maximi | maximorum |
| Dat. | maximo | — |
| Acc. | maximum | maxima |
| Voc. | maximum | maxima |
| Abl. | maximo | — |
Examples
Aeneid IX
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...verebar, nec fas; non ita me referat tibi magnus ovantem Iuppiter aut quicumque oculis haec aspicit aequis..."Aeneid X
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...leones, imminet Ida super, profugis gratissima Teucris. hic magnus sedet Aeneas secumque volutat eventus belli varios, Pallasque sinistro..."Aeneid XI
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...maesti mussantque patres. hic undique clamor dissensu vario magnus se tollit in auras, haud secus atque alto..."Ecloga III
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Ecologues
"...Damoetas Dic quibus in terris—et eris mihi magnus Apollo— tris pateat caeli spatium non amplius ulnas. Menalcas..."Ecloga IV
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Ecologues
"...consule dignae. Ultima Cumaei venit iam carminis aetas; magnus ab integro saeclorum nascitur ordo. iam redit et Virgo..."Liber II
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Georgics
"...Aether coniugis in gremium laetae descendit, et omnis magnus alit magno commixtus corpore fetus. auia tum resonant auibus..."Liber III
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Georgics
"...proelia uentum est, ut quondam in stipulis magnus sine uiribus ignis, incassum furit. ergo animos aeuumque notabis praecipue..."Aeneid V
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...talia fatur: 'sume, pater, nam te voluit rex magnus Olympi talibus auspiciis exsortem ducere honores. ipsius Anchisae longaevi..."