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
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..."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..."