scaber, scabra -scabrum, scabrior -or -us, scaberrimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 2nd
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
rough/scabrous from disease, scabby (esp. sheep); rough/corroded (surface);
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | scaber | scabri |
| Gen. | scabri | scabrorum |
| Dat. | scabro | — |
| Acc. | scabrum | scabros |
| Voc. | scaber | scabri |
| Abl. | scabro | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | scabra | scabrae |
| Gen. | scabrae | scabrarum |
| Dat. | scabrae | — |
| Acc. | scabram | scabras |
| Voc. | scabra | scabrae |
| Abl. | scabra | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | scabrum | scabra |
| Gen. | scabri | scabrorum |
| Dat. | scabro | — |
| Acc. | scabrum | scabra |
| Voc. | scabrum | scabra |
| Abl. | scabro | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | scabrius | scabriora |
| Gen. | scabrioris | — |
| Acc. | scabrius | scabriora |
| Voc. | scabrius | scabriora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | scaberrimus | scaberrimi |
| Gen. | scaberrimi | scaberrimorum |
| Dat. | scaberrimo | — |
| Acc. | scaberrimum | scaberrimos |
| Voc. | scaberrime | scaberrimi |
| Abl. | scaberrimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | scaberrima | scaberrimae |
| Gen. | scaberrimae | scaberrimarum |
| Dat. | scaberrimae | — |
| Acc. | scaberrimam | scaberrimas |
| Voc. | scaberrima | scaberrimae |
| Abl. | scaberrima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | scaberrimum | scaberrima |
| Gen. | scaberrimi | scaberrimorum |
| Dat. | scaberrimo | — |
| Acc. | scaberrimum | scaberrima |
| Voc. | scaberrimum | scaberrima |
| Abl. | scaberrimo | — |
Examples
- P
Liber II
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Georgics
"...humilis apibus casias roremque ministrat; et tofus scaber et nigris exesa chelydris creta negant alios aeque serpentibus agros..." - P
Ars Amatoria III
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Ars Amatoria
"...signet gestu, quodcumque loquetur, Cui digiti pingues et scaber unguis erit. Cui gravis oris odor numquam ieiuna loquatur..."