animosus, animosa, animosum:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st · comparison: positive
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
courageous, bold, strong, ardent, energetic, noble; stormy (wind/sea), furious;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | animosus | animosi |
| Gen. | animosi | animosorum |
| Dat. | animoso | — |
| Acc. | animosum | animosos |
| Voc. | animose | animosi |
| Abl. | animoso | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | animosa | animosae |
| Gen. | animosae | animosarum |
| Dat. | animosae | — |
| Acc. | animosam | animosas |
| Voc. | animosa | animosae |
| Abl. | animosa | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | animosum | animosa |
| Gen. | animosi | animosorum |
| Dat. | animoso | — |
| Acc. | animosum | animosa |
| Voc. | animosum | animosa |
| Abl. | animoso | — |
Examples
- L
Liber XIX
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...parvo esse contentus et illam vocem magnus atque animosus exclama: habemus aquam, habemus polentam; Iovi ipsi controversiam..." 
Liber Septimus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...tonitru summotus et igne trisulco cessit. adhuc ripis animosus gurges anhelis fulmineum cinerem magnaeque insignia poenae gaudet..."- P
Metamorphoses XII
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...certumque equitavit in orbem verbaque tot fudit vacuas animosus in auras: "et te, Caeni, feram? nam tu mihi..." - P
Amores III
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Amores
"...nudo per loca sola pede. hanc Anien rapidis animosus vidit ab undis raucaque de mediis sustulit ora vadis..." - P
Liber I
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from HISTORIAE
"...largitionem Otho secretioribus apud singulos praemiis intendebat, adeo animosus corruptor ut Cocceio Proculo speculatori, de parte finium..."