absurdus, absurda, absurdum:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st · comparison: positive
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
out of tune, discordant; absurd, nonsensical, out of place; awkward, uncouth;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | absurdus | absurdi |
| Gen. | absurdi | absurdorum |
| Dat. | absurdo | — |
| Acc. | absurdum | absurdos |
| Voc. | absurde | absurdi |
| Abl. | absurdo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | absurda | absurdae |
| Gen. | absurdae | absurdarum |
| Dat. | absurdae | — |
| Acc. | absurdam | absurdas |
| Voc. | absurda | absurdae |
| Abl. | absurda | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | absurdum | absurda |
| Gen. | absurdi | absurdorum |
| Dat. | absurdo | — |
| Acc. | absurdum | absurda |
| Voc. | absurdum | absurda |
| Abl. | absurdo | — |
Examples
- P
Liber V
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from HISTORIAE
"...Quippe Liber festos laetosque ritus posuit, Iudaeorum mos absurdus sordidusque. Terra finesque qua ad Orientem vergunt Arabia terminantur..." - P
Liber III
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from HISTORIAE
"...erat Valens Anagniae equestri familia. procax moribus neque absurdus ingenio famam urbanitatis per lasciviam petere. ludicro Iuvenalium..."