reverens, reverentis (gen.), reverentior -or -us, reverentissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 3rd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
reverent; feeling /showing restraint before superiors; shy/apprehensive/uneasy;
Inflections
positive
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | — | reverentia |
| Acc. | reverens | reverentia |
| Voc. | — | reverentia |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | reverentius | reverentiora |
| Gen. | reverentioris | — |
| Acc. | reverentius | reverentiora |
| Voc. | reverentius | reverentiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | reverentissimus | reverentissimi |
| Gen. | reverentissimi | reverentissimorum |
| Dat. | reverentissimo | — |
| Acc. | reverentissimum | reverentissimos |
| Voc. | reverentissime | reverentissimi |
| Abl. | reverentissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | reverentissima | reverentissimae |
| Gen. | reverentissimae | reverentissimarum |
| Dat. | reverentissimae | — |
| Acc. | reverentissimam | reverentissimas |
| Voc. | reverentissima | reverentissimae |
| Abl. | reverentissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | reverentissimum | reverentissima |
| Gen. | reverentissimi | reverentissimorum |
| Dat. | reverentissimo | — |
| Acc. | reverentissimum | reverentissima |
| Voc. | reverentissimum | reverentissima |
| Abl. | reverentissimo | — |
Examples
- A
Liber IV
Aulus Gellius
"...equum Statius nihili servos." Visum est parum esse reverens responsum, relatusque in aerarios, ut mos est." "Statius" autem..." - P
Liber I
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from HISTORIAE
"...exultantis animi motum prodidisse. sermo erga patrem imperatoremque reverens, de se moderatus; nihil in vultu habituque mutatum, quasi..."