amoenus, amoena -um, amoenior -or -us, amoenissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
beautiful, attractive, pleasant, agreeable, enjoyable, charming, lovely;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | amoenus | amoeni |
| Gen. | amoeni | amoenorum |
| Dat. | amoeno | — |
| Acc. | amoenum | amoenos |
| Voc. | amoene | amoeni |
| Abl. | amoeno | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | amoena | amoenae |
| Gen. | amoenae | amoenarum |
| Dat. | amoenae | — |
| Acc. | amoenam | amoenas |
| Voc. | amoena | amoenae |
| Abl. | amoena | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | amoenum | amoena |
| Gen. | amoeni | amoenorum |
| Dat. | amoeno | — |
| Acc. | amoenum | amoena |
| Voc. | amoenum | amoena |
| Abl. | amoeno | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | amoenius | amoeniora |
| Gen. | amoenioris | — |
| Acc. | amoenius | amoeniora |
| Voc. | amoenius | amoeniora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | amoenissimus | amoenissimi |
| Gen. | amoenissimi | amoenissimorum |
| Dat. | amoenissimo | — |
| Acc. | amoenissimum | amoenissimos |
| Voc. | amoenissime | amoenissimi |
| Abl. | amoenissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | amoenissima | amoenissimae |
| Gen. | amoenissimae | amoenissimarum |
| Dat. | amoenissimae | — |
| Acc. | amoenissimam | amoenissimas |
| Voc. | amoenissima | amoenissimae |
| Abl. | amoenissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | amoenissimum | amoenissima |
| Gen. | amoenissimi | amoenissimorum |
| Dat. | amoenissimo | — |
| Acc. | amoenissimum | amoenissima |
| Voc. | amoenissimum | amoenissima |
| Abl. | amoenissimo | — |
Examples
Captivi
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...inimicum perdere, ita hic me amoenitate amoena amoenus oneravit dies. sine sacris hereditatem sum aptus effertissimam. nunc..."Liber XII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...tralationibus crebrior et figuris erit iucundior, egressionibus amoenus, compositione aptus, sententiis dulcis, lenior tamquam amnis et lucidus quidem..."XII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...iuvet diu navigare. nullus amoenus praetermittitur portus, nulla celebris civitas invisitata transitur. mentior? etiam ad esurientis adplicas. dein..."Liber Secundus
Marcus Tullius Cicero from De Finibus
"...factorum, cum regionum conquiris historiam, signum, tabula, locus amoenus, ludi, venatio, villa Luculli—nam si 'tuam' dicerem, latebram..."