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
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..."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..."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..."Liber I
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from HISTORIAE
"...largitionem Otho secretioribus apud singulos praemiis intendebat, adeo animosus corruptor ut Cocceio Proculo speculatori, de parte finium..."