abundans, abundantis (gen.), abundantior -or -us, abundantissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 3rd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
abundant; overflowing; abounding, copious, in large measure; overdone; rich;
Inflections
positive
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | — | abundantia |
| Acc. | abundans | abundantia |
| Voc. | — | abundantia |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | abundantius | abundantiora |
| Gen. | abundantioris | — |
| Acc. | abundantius | abundantiora |
| Voc. | abundantius | abundantiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | abundantissimus | abundantissimi |
| Gen. | abundantissimi | abundantissimorum |
| Dat. | abundantissimo | — |
| Acc. | abundantissimum | abundantissimos |
| Voc. | abundantissime | abundantissimi |
| Abl. | abundantissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | abundantissima | abundantissimae |
| Gen. | abundantissimae | abundantissimarum |
| Dat. | abundantissimae | — |
| Acc. | abundantissimam | abundantissimas |
| Voc. | abundantissima | abundantissimae |
| Abl. | abundantissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | abundantissimum | abundantissima |
| Gen. | abundantissimi | abundantissimorum |
| Dat. | abundantissimo | — |
| Acc. | abundantissimum | abundantissima |
| Voc. | abundantissimum | abundantissima |
| Abl. | abundantissimo | — |
Examples
- A
Liber I
Aulus Gellius
"...quod supervacaneum esset ac non necessarium, vel quod abundans nimis et afluens et exuberans; sic nostros quoque veteres..." - C
Eumenes
Cornelius Nepos
"...longiorem habebat anfractum, sed erat copiosa omniumque rerum abundans. Hac si proficisceretur, intellegebat prius adversarios rescituros..." - T
Liber V
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...vapor, herba cubile praebebat multa et molli lanugine abundans. at novitas mundi nec frigora dura ciebat nec nimios..." - T
Liber IV
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...possent, si non, ipsa quod illarum subat, ardet abundans natura et Venerem salientum laeta retractat. nonne vides etiam..." - T
Liber II
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...constant quam genus omne, quod his generatimst rebus abundans. Quae bene cognita si teneas, natura videtur libera continuo..." - M
Liber XII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...potest materia reperiri ad graviter copioseque dicendum magis abundans quam de virtute, de re publica, de providentia..." - M
Liber XI
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...vitii huius simplicitate quam illa iactatione perversa, si abundans opibus pauperem se et nobilis obscurum et potens infirmum..." - M
Liber IX
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...erupit evasit". Hoc Caecilio pleonasmos videtur, id est abundans super necessitatem oratio, sicut illa: "vidi oculos ante ipse..."