amarus, amara -um, amarior -or -us, amarissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
bitter, brackish, pungent; harsh, shrill; sad, calamitous; ill-natured, caustic;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | amarus | amari |
| Gen. | amari | amarorum |
| Dat. | amaro | — |
| Acc. | amarum | amaros |
| Voc. | amare | amari |
| Abl. | amaro | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | amara | amarae |
| Gen. | amarae | amararum |
| Dat. | amarae | — |
| Acc. | amaram | amaras |
| Voc. | amara | amarae |
| Abl. | amara | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | amarum | amara |
| Gen. | amari | amarorum |
| Dat. | amaro | — |
| Acc. | amarum | amara |
| Voc. | amarum | amara |
| Abl. | amaro | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | amarius | amariora |
| Gen. | amarioris | — |
| Acc. | amarius | amariora |
| Voc. | amarius | amariora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | amarissimus | amarissimi |
| Gen. | amarissimi | amarissimorum |
| Dat. | amarissimo | — |
| Acc. | amarissimum | amarissimos |
| Voc. | amarissime | amarissimi |
| Abl. | amarissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | amarissima | amarissimae |
| Gen. | amarissimae | amarissimarum |
| Dat. | amarissimae | — |
| Acc. | amarissimam | amarissimas |
| Voc. | amarissima | amarissimae |
| Abl. | amarissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | amarissimum | amarissima |
| Gen. | amarissimi | amarissimorum |
| Dat. | amarissimo | — |
| Acc. | amarissimum | amarissima |
| Voc. | amarissimum | amarissima |
| Abl. | amarissimo | — |
Examples
- A
Liber X
Aulus Gellius
"...quod est "aveo", eademque esse fictura, qua est "amarus", de quo nihil dici potest, quin duplex..." - P
Amores III
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Amores
"...tibi proderit olim; saepe tulit lassis sucus amarus opem. Ergo ego sustinui, foribus tam saepe repulsus, ingenuum dura..."