rectus, recta -um, rectior -or -us, rectissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
right, proper; straight; honest;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | rectus | recti |
| Gen. | recti | rectorum |
| Dat. | recto | — |
| Acc. | rectum | rectos |
| Voc. | recte | recti |
| Abl. | recto | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | recta | rectae |
| Gen. | rectae | rectarum |
| Dat. | rectae | — |
| Acc. | rectam | rectas |
| Voc. | recta | rectae |
| Abl. | recta | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | rectum | recta |
| Gen. | recti | rectorum |
| Dat. | recto | — |
| Acc. | rectum | recta |
| Voc. | rectum | recta |
| Abl. | recto | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | rectius | rectiora |
| Gen. | rectioris | — |
| Acc. | rectius | rectiora |
| Voc. | rectius | rectiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | rectissimus | rectissimi |
| Gen. | rectissimi | rectissimorum |
| Dat. | rectissimo | — |
| Acc. | rectissimum | rectissimos |
| Voc. | rectissime | rectissimi |
| Abl. | rectissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | rectissima | rectissimae |
| Gen. | rectissimae | rectissimarum |
| Dat. | rectissimae | — |
| Acc. | rectissimam | rectissimas |
| Voc. | rectissima | rectissimae |
| Abl. | rectissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | rectissimum | rectissima |
| Gen. | rectissimi | rectissimorum |
| Dat. | rectissimo | — |
| Acc. | rectissimum | rectissima |
| Voc. | rectissimum | rectissima |
| Abl. | rectissimo | — |
Examples
- M
Liber VIII
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...nomen harena 820depressum tumulo, quod non legat aduena rectus,quod nisi monstratum Romanus transeat hospes. noxia ciuili tellus..." - A
Liber XIII
Aulus Gellius
"...primam correptam dixerunt, tertiam produxerunt. IV. Est enim rectus casus eius vocabuli, sicut in libris veterum scriptum..." - A
Liber X
Aulus Gellius
"...praecocem" inquit, non "praecoquem"; est enim casus eius rectus non "praecoquis", sed "praecox". XII. De portentis fabularum, quae..." - D
Satura II
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...uerebor?' infamis Varillus ait, 'quo deterior te?' loripedem rectus derideat, Aethiopem albus. quis tulerit Gracchos de seditione querentes..." Liber XI
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...folium piperve crudum; in quo nec cucumis jacere rectus nec serpens habitare tota possit. Urucam male pascit hortus..."Liber II
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...Venus gemino tibi uincitur asse, si tua non rectus tecta subire potes. Haec tibi..."- L
Liber XVI
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...malum vertit, etiam quae cum specie optimi venerant: rectus atque integer corrigit prava fortunae et dura atque aspera..." - M
Liber X
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...ausus in ardentem ripas attollere Cancrumin Borean is rectus aquis mediumque Booten(cursus in occasus flexu torquetur..."