venustus, venusta, venustum:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st · comparison: positive
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
attractive, charming, graceful, pretty, neat;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | venustus | venusti |
| Gen. | venusti | venustorum |
| Dat. | venusto | — |
| Acc. | venustum | venustos |
| Voc. | venuste | venusti |
| Abl. | venusto | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | venusta | venustae |
| Gen. | venustae | venustarum |
| Dat. | venustae | — |
| Acc. | venustam | venustas |
| Voc. | venusta | venustae |
| Abl. | venusta | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | venustum | venusta |
| Gen. | venusti | venustorum |
| Dat. | venusto | — |
| Acc. | venustum | venusta |
| Voc. | venustum | venusta |
| Abl. | venusto | — |
Examples
Liber VI
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...dicacitatem in iaciendo. Mire fuit in hoc genere venustus Afer Domitius, cuius orationibus complures huius modi narrationes insertae..."Poems
Gaius Valerius Catullus from Catullus' Poems
"...Suffenus iste, Vare, quem probe nosti, homo est venustus et dicax et urbanus, idemque longe plurimos facit versus..."