verax, veracis (gen.), veracior -or -us, veracissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 3rd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
speaking the truth, truthful (people); conveying the truth (things);
Inflections
positive
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | — | veracia |
| Acc. | verax | veracia |
| Voc. | — | veracia |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | veracius | veraciora |
| Gen. | veracioris | — |
| Acc. | veracius | veraciora |
| Voc. | veracius | veraciora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | veracissimus | veracissimi |
| Gen. | veracissimi | veracissimorum |
| Dat. | veracissimo | — |
| Acc. | veracissimum | veracissimos |
| Voc. | veracissime | veracissimi |
| Abl. | veracissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | veracissima | veracissimae |
| Gen. | veracissimae | veracissimarum |
| Dat. | veracissimae | — |
| Acc. | veracissimam | veracissimas |
| Voc. | veracissima | veracissimae |
| Abl. | veracissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | veracissimum | veracissima |
| Gen. | veracissimi | veracissimorum |
| Dat. | veracissimo | — |
| Acc. | veracissimum | veracissima |
| Voc. | veracissimum | veracissima |
| Abl. | veracissimo | — |
Examples
Poenulus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...item? si ante quid mentitust, nunciam dehinc erit verax tibi. sine te exorem, sine prehendam auriculis, sine..."Captivi
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...loci fortunae tuae sint facile intellegis. si eris verax, tua ex re, facies ex mala meliusculam. recte..."Liber IV
Gaius Phaedrus from FABVLARVM AESOPIARVM LIBRI QVINQVE
"...munerari, et quia adulatus est, omnes illos fefellit. Verax autem apud se cogitabar:"Si iste mendax, qui omnia..."Sermones I
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) from Sermones
"...praebet aquam; post hunc quoque potus, condita cum verax aperit praecordia Liber: hic tibi comis et urbanus liberque..."Liber V
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from HISTORIAE
"...alarumque castra, ita divisis copiis ut ipse et Verax, sorore eius genitus, Classicusque ac Tutor suam quisque manum..."