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..."Liber XLV
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...regum Atticae uentum est, ubi pro deo uates anticus colitur templumque uetustum est fontibus riuisque circa amoenum; Athenas..."Liber XLIII
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...mihi uetustas res scribenti nescio quo pacto anticus fit animus, et quaedam religio tenet, quae illi prudentissimi uiri..."