taeter, taetra, taetrum:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 2nd · comparison: positive
- Frequency:
- Lesser
foul, offensive;, ugly; disgraceful; black, blackish (Souter);
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | taeter | taetri |
| Gen. | taetri | taetrorum |
| Dat. | taetro | — |
| Acc. | taetrum | taetros |
| Voc. | taeter | taetri |
| Abl. | taetro | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | taetra | taetrae |
| Gen. | taetrae | taetrarum |
| Dat. | taetrae | — |
| Acc. | taetram | taetras |
| Voc. | taetra | taetrae |
| Abl. | taetra | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | taetrum | taetra |
| Gen. | taetri | taetrorum |
| Dat. | taetro | — |
| Acc. | taetrum | taetra |
| Voc. | taetrum | taetra |
| Abl. | taetro | — |
Examples
Liber III
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...uiro ut cito testiculos et acuta falce secaret, taeter ut inmundae carnis abiret odor. Ipse super uirides aras..."- L
Liber II
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from QUAESTIONES NATURALES
"...Praeterea olei quoque et omnis unguenti taeter post fulmen odor est ; ex quo apparet inesse quandam subtifissimo igni..." - L
Liber III
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DE IRA
"...colitque. 3. Nihil ergo habet in se utile taeter iste et hostilis adfectus, at omnia ex contrario mala..." - P
Aeneid X
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...arrexit et haeret visceribus super incumbens; lavit improba taeter ora cruor— sic ruit in densos alacer Mezentius hostis..."