providus, provida, providum:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st · comparison: positive
- Frequency:
- Lesser
prophetic; provident, characterized by forethought;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | providus | providi |
| Gen. | providi | providorum |
| Dat. | provido | — |
| Acc. | providum | providos |
| Voc. | provide | providi |
| Abl. | provido | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | provida | providae |
| Gen. | providae | providarum |
| Dat. | providae | — |
| Acc. | providam | providas |
| Voc. | provida | providae |
| Abl. | provida | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | providum | provida |
| Gen. | providi | providorum |
| Dat. | provido | — |
| Acc. | providum | provida |
| Voc. | providum | provida |
| Abl. | provido | — |
Examples
Liber VII
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...nisi in rem praesentem perductus est; nec futuri providus est nec praeteriti memor; quid sit consequens nescit..."
Liber Quartus
Gaius Valerius Flaccus from ARGONAVTICA
"...rapidum ventis certantibus aequor intemerata secat, Pollux sic providus ictus servat et Oebalia dubium caput eripit arte..."
Liber Primus
Publius Papinius Statius from ACHILLEID
"...aversae gremioque prematur aquosi Nereos, invenies. tu tantum providus astu tende animum vigilem fecundumque erige pectus: non mihi..."Metamorphoses XII
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...serpens avidoque recondidit ore, obstipuere omnes, at veri providus augur Thestorides 'vincemus'; ait, 'gaudete, Pelasgi! Troia cadet..."Liber VI
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...fato permisit, iactis tamen vocibus per quas intellegeretur providus futurorum; namque Macroni non abdita ambage occidentem..."