salsus, salsa -um, salsior -or -us, salsissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
salted, salty, preserved in salt; briny; witty, funny, salted wit humor;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | salsus | salsi |
| Gen. | salsi | salsorum |
| Dat. | salso | — |
| Acc. | salsum | salsos |
| Voc. | salse | salsi |
| Abl. | salso | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | salsa | salsae |
| Gen. | salsae | salsarum |
| Dat. | salsae | — |
| Acc. | salsam | salsas |
| Voc. | salsa | salsae |
| Abl. | salsa | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | salsum | salsa |
| Gen. | salsi | salsorum |
| Dat. | salso | — |
| Acc. | salsum | salsa |
| Voc. | salsum | salsa |
| Abl. | salso | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | salsius | salsiora |
| Gen. | salsioris | — |
| Acc. | salsius | salsiora |
| Voc. | salsius | salsiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | salsissimus | salsissimi |
| Gen. | salsissimi | salsissimorum |
| Dat. | salsissimo | — |
| Acc. | salsissimum | salsissimos |
| Voc. | salsissime | salsissimi |
| Abl. | salsissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | salsissima | salsissimae |
| Gen. | salsissimae | salsissimarum |
| Dat. | salsissimae | — |
| Acc. | salsissimam | salsissimas |
| Voc. | salsissima | salsissimae |
| Abl. | salsissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | salsissimum | salsissima |
| Gen. | salsissimi | salsissimorum |
| Dat. | salsissimo | — |
| Acc. | salsissimum | salsissima |
| Voc. | salsissimum | salsissima |
| Abl. | salsissimo | — |
Examples
- T
Liber V
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...propulsa suo condensa coiret, tam magis expressus salsus de corpore sudor augebat mare manando camposque natantis, et tanto..." - Q
Sermones I
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) from Sermones
"...bracchia, nutans, distorquens oculos, ut me eriperet. male salsus ridens dissimulare; meum iecur urere bilis. 'certe nescio quid..."