perspicuus, perspicua, perspicuum:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st · comparison: positive
- Frequency:
- Lesser
transparent, clear; evident;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | perspicuus | perspicui |
| Gen. | perspicui | perspicuorum |
| Dat. | perspicuo | — |
| Acc. | perspicuum | perspicuos |
| Voc. | perspicue | perspicui |
| Abl. | perspicuo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | perspicua | perspicuae |
| Gen. | perspicuae | perspicuarum |
| Dat. | perspicuae | — |
| Acc. | perspicuam | perspicuas |
| Voc. | perspicua | perspicuae |
| Abl. | perspicua | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | perspicuum | perspicua |
| Gen. | perspicui | perspicuorum |
| Dat. | perspicuo | — |
| Acc. | perspicuum | perspicua |
| Voc. | perspicuum | perspicua |
| Abl. | perspicuo | — |
Examples
Liber IV
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...bibimus uitro, tu murra, Pontice. Quare? Prodat perspicuus ne duo uina calix. Si uis auribus Atticis probari, exhortor..."
Liber Quartus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...amnis diripitur; modo lene uirens et gurgite puro perspicuus, nunc sordet aquis egestus ab imis alueus; inde tori..."- P
Metamorphoses IV
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...palustris nec steriles ulvae nec acuta cuspide iunci; perspicuus liquor est; stagni tamen ultima vivo caespite cinguntur semperque..." - G
Liber VIII
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Pliny the Younger) from EPISTVLARVM LIBRI DECEM
"...variare. Ripae fraxino multa, multa populo vestiuntur, quas perspicuus amnis velut mersas viridi imagine adnumerat. Rigor aquae certaverit..."