anticus, antica -um, anticior -or -us, anticissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
old, ancient; aged; time-honored; primeval; simple, classic, venerable; senior;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | anticus | antici |
| Gen. | antici | anticorum |
| Dat. | antico | — |
| Acc. | anticum | anticos |
| Voc. | antice | antici |
| Abl. | antico | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | antica | anticae |
| Gen. | anticae | anticarum |
| Dat. | anticae | — |
| Acc. | anticam | anticas |
| Voc. | antica | anticae |
| Abl. | antica | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | anticum | antica |
| Gen. | antici | anticorum |
| Dat. | antico | — |
| Acc. | anticum | antica |
| Voc. | anticum | antica |
| Abl. | antico | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | anticius | anticiora |
| Gen. | anticioris | — |
| Acc. | anticius | anticiora |
| Voc. | anticius | anticiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | anticissimus | anticissimi |
| Gen. | anticissimi | anticissimorum |
| Dat. | anticissimo | — |
| Acc. | anticissimum | anticissimos |
| Voc. | anticissime | anticissimi |
| Abl. | anticissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | anticissima | anticissimae |
| Gen. | anticissimae | anticissimarum |
| Dat. | anticissimae | — |
| Acc. | anticissimam | anticissimas |
| Voc. | anticissima | anticissimae |
| Abl. | anticissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | anticissimum | anticissima |
| Gen. | anticissimi | anticissimorum |
| Dat. | anticissimo | — |
| Acc. | anticissimum | anticissima |
| Voc. | anticissimum | anticissima |
| Abl. | anticissimo | — |
Examples
Liber XI
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...manu trita patrum labris et tonso pura ministro; anticus mensis restituatur honor. Te potare decet gemma qui Mentora..."- T
Liber XLV
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...regum Atticae uentum est, ubi pro deo uates anticus colitur templumque uetustum est fontibus riuisque circa amoenum; Athenas..." - T
Liber XLIII
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...mihi uetustas res scribenti nescio quo pacto anticus fit animus, et quaedam religio tenet, quae illi prudentissimi uiri..."