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