obversus, obversa, obversum:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st · comparison: positive
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
opposite, facing; turned towards; on the opposite side of the world;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | obversus | obversi |
| Gen. | obversi | obversorum |
| Dat. | obverso | — |
| Acc. | obversum | obversos |
| Voc. | obverse | obversi |
| Abl. | obverso | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | obversa | obversae |
| Gen. | obversae | obversarum |
| Dat. | obversae | — |
| Acc. | obversam | obversas |
| Voc. | obversa | obversae |
| Abl. | obversa | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | obversum | obversa |
| Gen. | obversi | obversorum |
| Dat. | obverso | — |
| Acc. | obversum | obversa |
| Voc. | obversum | obversa |
| Abl. | obverso | — |
Examples
- P
Aeneid IX
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...dictis ac dira canentem non tulit Ascanius, nervoque obversus equino contendit telum diversaque bracchia ducens constitit, ante Iovem..." - P
Metamorphoses XII
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...cani. qui clipeo galeaque Macedoniaque sarisa conspicuus faciemque obversus in agmen utrumque armaque concussit certumque equitavit in orbem..." - T
Liber VI
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...sustineri posse, in equum insilit et ante signa obversus in aciem ordines interequitans: "Quae tristitia, milites, haec, quae..." - P
Liber IV
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...festinavit. at contra reus nihil infracto animo obversus in filium quatere vincla, vocare ultores deos ut sibi quidem..."