valens, valentis (gen.), valentior -or -us, valentissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 3rd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
strong; vigorous/healthy/robust; powerful/potent/effective; severe; influential;
Inflections
positive
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | — | valentia |
| Acc. | valens | valentia |
| Voc. | — | valentia |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | valentius | valentiora |
| Gen. | valentioris | — |
| Acc. | valentius | valentiora |
| Voc. | valentius | valentiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | valentissimus | valentissimi |
| Gen. | valentissimi | valentissimorum |
| Dat. | valentissimo | — |
| Acc. | valentissimum | valentissimos |
| Voc. | valentissime | valentissimi |
| Abl. | valentissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | valentissima | valentissimae |
| Gen. | valentissimae | valentissimarum |
| Dat. | valentissimae | — |
| Acc. | valentissimam | valentissimas |
| Voc. | valentissima | valentissimae |
| Abl. | valentissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | valentissimum | valentissima |
| Gen. | valentissimi | valentissimorum |
| Dat. | valentissimo | — |
| Acc. | valentissimum | valentissima |
| Voc. | valentissimum | valentissima |
| Abl. | valentissimo | — |
Examples
Bacchides
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...minitarier? [nil moror discipulos mihi iam plenos sanguinis: valens afflictat me vacivom virium.] PIST. Fiam, ut ego opinor..."Timotheus
Cornelius Nepos
"...coepti. Defecerat Samus, descierat Hellespontus, Philippus iam tum valens, Macedo, multa moliebatur; cui oppositus Chares cum esset..."APOCOLOCYNTOSIS
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger)
"...praetorius, Sex. Traulus, M. Helvius, Trogus, Cotta, Vettius Valens, Fabius equites R. quos Narcissus duci iusserat. Medius erat..."Gaius
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (Suetonius) from DE VITIS CAESARUM
"...retineret. Valebis, mea Agrippina, et dabis operam ut valens pervenias ad Germanicum tuum." Abunde parere arbitror non potuisse..."Aeneid V
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...melior motu fretusque iuventa, hic membris et mole valens; sed tarda trementi genua labant, vastos quatit aeger anhelitus..."Poems
Gaius Valerius Catullus from Catullus' Poems
"...tenuis: quid ni? cui tam bona mater tamque valens vivat tamque venusta soror tamque bonus patruus tamque omnia..."Metamorphoses XV
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...transit in aestatem post ver robustior annus fitque valens iuvenis: neque enim robustior aetas ulla nec uberior..."Trinummus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...Megaronides? MEG. Et tu edepol salve, Callicles. CAL. Valen? valuistin? MEG. Valeo, et valui rectius. CAL. Quid..."