patiens, patientis (gen.), patientior -or -us, patientissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 3rd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
patient/long-suffering; tolerant/easy-going; submissive/liable/susceptible to;
Inflections
positive
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | — | patientia |
| Acc. | patiens | patientia |
| Voc. | — | patientia |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | patientius | patientiora |
| Gen. | patientioris | — |
| Acc. | patientius | patientiora |
| Voc. | patientius | patientiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | patientissimus | patientissimi |
| Gen. | patientissimi | patientissimorum |
| Dat. | patientissimo | — |
| Acc. | patientissimum | patientissimos |
| Voc. | patientissime | patientissimi |
| Abl. | patientissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | patientissima | patientissimae |
| Gen. | patientissimae | patientissimarum |
| Dat. | patientissimae | — |
| Acc. | patientissimam | patientissimas |
| Voc. | patientissima | patientissimae |
| Abl. | patientissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | patientissimum | patientissima |
| Gen. | patientissimi | patientissimorum |
| Dat. | patientissimo | — |
| Acc. | patientissimum | patientissima |
| Voc. | patientissimum | patientissima |
| Abl. | patientissimo | — |
Examples
- M
Liber VIII
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...animi morientis habebat. at non tam patiens Cornelia cernere saeuum,quam perferre, nefas miserandis aethera conpletuocibus. 'o coniunx..." - M
Liber VII
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...publica fatapraecipitare cupit; segnis pauidusque uocaturac nimium patiens soceri Pompeius, et orbisindulgens regno, qui tot simul undique gentisiuris..." - M
Liber IV
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...madefacto uimine paruamtexitur in puppem caesoque inducta iuuencouectoris patiens tumidum super emicat amnem.sic Venetus stagnante Pado fusoque Britannusnauigat..." - M
Liber III
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...altum 375telluris paruum diffuso uertice campumexplicat: haec patiens longo munimine cingiuisa duci rupes tutisque aptissima castris.proxima pars urbis..." - M
Liber II
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...quas tenet aequore denso 640pigra palus Scythici patiens Maeotia plaustri et—quid plura moror? totos mea, nate..." - A
Liber V
Aulus Gellius
"...Corpus autem est, quod aut efficiens est aut patiens; id Graece definitur: to etoi poioun e paschon. Quam..." - C
Iphicrates
Cornelius Nepos
"...admirationem sui, sed in labore nimis remissus parumque patiens, ut Theopompus memoriae prodidit; bonus vero civis fideque magna..." - M
Liber IX
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...Aethiopum totae riguerunt marmore gentes. nullum animal uisus patiens, ipsique retrorsum effusi faciem uitabant Gorgonos angues. illa..."