pudens, pudentis (gen.), pudentior -or -us, pudentissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 3rd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Lesser
shameful; bashful, modest, shy, chaste, honorable;
Inflections
positive
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | — | pudentia |
| Acc. | pudens | pudentia |
| Voc. | — | pudentia |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | pudentius | pudentiora |
| Gen. | pudentioris | — |
| Acc. | pudentius | pudentiora |
| Voc. | pudentius | pudentiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | pudentissimus | pudentissimi |
| Gen. | pudentissimi | pudentissimorum |
| Dat. | pudentissimo | — |
| Acc. | pudentissimum | pudentissimos |
| Voc. | pudentissime | pudentissimi |
| Abl. | pudentissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | pudentissima | pudentissimae |
| Gen. | pudentissimae | pudentissimarum |
| Dat. | pudentissimae | — |
| Acc. | pudentissimam | pudentissimas |
| Voc. | pudentissima | pudentissimae |
| Abl. | pudentissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | pudentissimum | pudentissima |
| Gen. | pudentissimi | pudentissimorum |
| Dat. | pudentissimo | — |
| Acc. | pudentissimum | pudentissima |
| Voc. | pudentissimum | pudentissima |
| Abl. | pudentissimo | — |
Examples
Hecyra
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...existimans. haec, ita uti liberali esse ingenio decet, pudens modesta incommoda atque iniurias viri omnis ferre et tegere..."Liber IV
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...plenaque honoris. balba loqui non quit, traulizi, muta pudens est; at flagrans, odiosa, loquacula Lampadium fit. ischnon eromenion..."Liber XIII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...dedit Vmbria cattas: mavult haec domino mittere dona Pudens. LXX. Pavones. Miraris, quotiens gemmantis explicat alas, et potes..."Liber VII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...nihil. Cogis me calamo manuque nostra emendare meos, Pudens, libellos. O quam me nimium probas amasque..."Liber VI
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...lumina uoltus atque erat in gelido plurimus ore Pudens. Si mihi lanificae ducunt non pulla sorores stamina..."Liber V
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...capillos Encolpos domino, non prohibente tamen. Permisit fleuitque Pudens: sic cessit habenis audaci questus de Phaethonte pater; talis..."Liber IV
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...misella: nudam te statuet tuus Lupercus. Obstat, care Pudens, nostris sua turba libellis lectoremque frequens lassat et implet..."Liber I
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...uertice crines Encolpos, domini centurionis amor, grata Pudens meriti tulerit cum praemia pili. Quam primum longas, Phoebe, recide..."