magnificus, magnifica -um, magnificentior -or -us, magnificentissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
splendid/excellent/sumptuous/magnificent/stately; noble/eminent; proud/boastful;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | magnificus | magnifici |
| Gen. | magnifici | magnificorum |
| Dat. | magnifico | — |
| Acc. | magnificum | magnificos |
| Voc. | magnifice | magnifici |
| Abl. | magnifico | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | magnifica | magnificae |
| Gen. | magnificae | magnificarum |
| Dat. | magnificae | — |
| Acc. | magnificam | magnificas |
| Voc. | magnifica | magnificae |
| Abl. | magnifica | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | magnificum | magnifica |
| Gen. | magnifici | magnificorum |
| Dat. | magnifico | — |
| Acc. | magnificum | magnifica |
| Voc. | magnificum | magnifica |
| Abl. | magnifico | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | magnificentius | magnificentiora |
| Gen. | magnificentioris | — |
| Acc. | magnificentius | magnificentiora |
| Voc. | magnificentius | magnificentiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | magnificentissimus | magnificentissimi |
| Gen. | magnificentissimi | magnificentissimorum |
| Dat. | magnificentissimo | — |
| Acc. | magnificentissimum | magnificentissimos |
| Voc. | magnificentissime | magnificentissimi |
| Abl. | magnificentissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | magnificentissima | magnificentissimae |
| Gen. | magnificentissimae | magnificentissimarum |
| Dat. | magnificentissimae | — |
| Acc. | magnificentissimam | magnificentissimas |
| Voc. | magnificentissima | magnificentissimae |
| Abl. | magnificentissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | magnificentissimum | magnificentissima |
| Gen. | magnificentissimi | magnificentissimorum |
| Dat. | magnificentissimo | — |
| Acc. | magnificentissimum | magnificentissima |
| Voc. | magnificentissimum | magnificentissima |
| Abl. | magnificentissimo | — |
Examples
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Pseudolus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...regem Iasonem. CAL. Audin, furcifer quae loquitur? satin magnificus tibi videtur? PSEVD. Pol iste, atque etiam malificus..." - A
Liber IV
Aulus Gellius
"...gloria praestiterit et quam fuerit altus animi atque magnificus et qua sui conscientia subnixus, plurimis rebus, quae dixit..." - C
Atticus
Cornelius Nepos from LIBER DE LATINIS HISTORICIS
"...pretio parare non mediocris est industriae. Elegans, non magnificus; splendidus, non sumptuosus: omnique diligentia munditiam, non affluentiam affectabat..." - L
Liber XVI
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...verbis abundabat, sine commendatione partium singularum in universum magnificus. Vale. Seneca the YoungerThe Latin Library The Classics Page..." - L
de Providentia
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DIALOGI
"...eius aemulatorque et uera progenies, quam parens ille magnificus, uirtutum non lenis exactor, sicut seueri patres, durius educat..." - M
Liber X
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...etiam moribus confert, in eloquendo quoque brevis et magnificus et diligens et plerumque oratori similis, sed et lusit..." - M
Liber VIII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...ipso formae labore. XX. Et cultus concessus atque magnificus addit hominibus, ut Graeco versu testatum est, auctoritatem..." - P
Amores I
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Amores
"...aves. ducentur capti iuvenes captaeque puellae; haec tibi magnificus pompa triumphus erit. ipse ego, praeda recens, factum modo..."