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
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Captivi
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...inimicum perdere, ita hic me amoenitate amoena amoenus oneravit dies. sine sacris hereditatem sum aptus effertissimam. nunc..." - M
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..." - M
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..." - M
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..."