purus, pura -um, purior -or -us, purissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
pure, clean, unsoiled; free from defilement/taboo/stain; blameless, innocent;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | purus | puri |
| Gen. | puri | purorum |
| Dat. | puro | — |
| Acc. | purum | puros |
| Voc. | pure | puri |
| Abl. | puro | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | pura | purae |
| Gen. | purae | purarum |
| Dat. | purae | — |
| Acc. | puram | puras |
| Voc. | pura | purae |
| Abl. | pura | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | purum | pura |
| Gen. | puri | purorum |
| Dat. | puro | — |
| Acc. | purum | pura |
| Voc. | purum | pura |
| Abl. | puro | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | purius | puriora |
| Gen. | purioris | — |
| Acc. | purius | puriora |
| Voc. | purius | puriora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | purissimus | purissimi |
| Gen. | purissimi | purissimorum |
| Dat. | purissimo | — |
| Acc. | purissimum | purissimos |
| Voc. | purissime | purissimi |
| Abl. | purissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | purissima | purissimae |
| Gen. | purissimae | purissimarum |
| Dat. | purissimae | — |
| Acc. | purissimam | purissimas |
| Voc. | purissima | purissimae |
| Abl. | purissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | purissimum | purissima |
| Gen. | purissimi | purissimorum |
| Dat. | purissimo | — |
| Acc. | purissimum | purissima |
| Voc. | purissimum | purissima |
| Abl. | purissimo | — |
Examples
Liber VII
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...attraxit nubes, non pabula flammis 5sed ne Thessalico purus luceret in orbe. at nox felicis Magno pars ultima..."Liber XIV
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...nostrum potes esse Priapum: Ipsa licet rodas inguina, purus eris. LXXI Porcus. Iste tibi faciet bona Saturnalia porcus..."Liber XI
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...audit infantes, partem gulosam solvit indecens morbus. Nec purus esse nunc potest nec impurus. LXII Lesbia se jurat..."Liber IX
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...Phoebe, cinaedi. mentula quem pascit, non, puto, purus homo est. LXIV Herculis in magni voltus descendere Caesar dignatus..."Liber XX
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...tuum? Quod est hoc? animus scilicet emendatus ac purus, aemulator dei, super humana se extollens, nihil extra..."Libri XI-XIII
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...summi boni locus quaeris? animus. Hic nisi purus ac sanctus est, deum non capit. 'Bonum ex malo..."Liber VIII
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...semper a fine. At ille vir sincerus ac purus, qui reliquit et curiam et forum et omnem administrationem..."Pseudolus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...Accipe et cognosce signum. BAL. Oh, Polymachaeroplagides purus putus est ipsus. novi. heus, Polymachaeroplagides nomen est. SIM. Scio..."