verendus, verenda, verendum:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st · comparison: positive
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
awesome, awe inspiring, that is to be regarded with awe or reverence;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | verendus | verendi |
| Gen. | verendi | verendorum |
| Dat. | verendo | — |
| Acc. | verendum | verendos |
| Voc. | verende | verendi |
| Abl. | verendo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | verenda | verendae |
| Gen. | verendae | verendarum |
| Dat. | verendae | — |
| Acc. | verendam | verendas |
| Voc. | verenda | verendae |
| Abl. | verenda | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | verendum | verenda |
| Gen. | verendi | verendorum |
| Dat. | verendo | — |
| Acc. | verendum | verenda |
| Voc. | verendum | verenda |
| Abl. | verendo | — |
Examples
Liber I
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...ordinet! Qui sic aliquem vereri potest cito erit verendus. Elige itaque Catonem; si hic tibi videtur nimis rigidus..."
Liber Primus
Publius Papinius Statius from ACHILLEID
"...praestare furores. lex procul ire mares; iterat praecepta verendus ductor, inaccessumque viris edicitur antrum. nec satis est: stat..."Metamorphoses IX
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...viget, maiorque videri coepit et augusta fieri gravitate verendus. quem pater omnipotens inter cava nubila raptum quadriiugo curru..."Liber IX
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...filius, clarus genere factisque, tum etiam aetate verendus, longe aliter se habere rem dixisse: silentium illud obstinatum fixosque..."