maledicus, maledica, maledicum:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st · comparison: positive
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
slanderous; abusive; scurrilous; evil-speaking; (of persons/remarks);
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | maledicus | maledici |
| Gen. | maledici | maledicorum |
| Dat. | maledico | — |
| Acc. | maledicum | maledicos |
| Voc. | maledice | maledici |
| Abl. | maledico | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | maledica | maledicae |
| Gen. | maledicae | maledicarum |
| Dat. | maledicae | — |
| Acc. | maledicam | maledicas |
| Voc. | maledica | maledicae |
| Abl. | maledica | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | maledicum | maledica |
| Gen. | maledici | maledicorum |
| Dat. | maledico | — |
| Acc. | maledicum | maledica |
| Voc. | maledicum | maledica |
| Abl. | maledico | — |
Examples
- M
Liber XII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...haec minora sunt ipso illo vitio animi quod maledicus a malefico non distat nisi occasione. X. turpis voluptas..." - M
Liber II
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...creduntur. Est praeterea quaedam uirtutum uitiorumque uicinia, qua maledicus pro libero, temerarius pro forti, effusus pro copioso accipitur..."