vigilans, vigilantis (gen.), vigilantior -or -us, vigilantissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 3rd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
watchful, vigilant, alert; wakeful, wide awake (of watchkeeper);
Inflections
positive
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | — | vigilantia |
| Acc. | vigilans | vigilantia |
| Voc. | — | vigilantia |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | vigilantius | vigilantiora |
| Gen. | vigilantioris | — |
| Acc. | vigilantius | vigilantiora |
| Voc. | vigilantius | vigilantiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | vigilantissimus | vigilantissimi |
| Gen. | vigilantissimi | vigilantissimorum |
| Dat. | vigilantissimo | — |
| Acc. | vigilantissimum | vigilantissimos |
| Voc. | vigilantissime | vigilantissimi |
| Abl. | vigilantissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | vigilantissima | vigilantissimae |
| Gen. | vigilantissimae | vigilantissimarum |
| Dat. | vigilantissimae | — |
| Acc. | vigilantissimam | vigilantissimas |
| Voc. | vigilantissima | vigilantissimae |
| Abl. | vigilantissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | vigilantissimum | vigilantissima |
| Gen. | vigilantissimi | vigilantissimorum |
| Dat. | vigilantissimo | — |
| Acc. | vigilantissimum | vigilantissima |
| Voc. | vigilantissimum | vigilantissima |
| Abl. | vigilantissimo | — |
Examples
Pseudolus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...callido, qui imperata ecfecta reddat, non qui vigilans dormiat. CAL. Cedo mihi, quid es facturus? PS. Temperi..."Captivi
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...foculis ferventibus? alium pisces praestinatum abire? HEG. Hic vigilans somniat. ERG. Alium porcinam atque agninam et pullos gallinaceos..."Amphitruo
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...soleo ego somniculose eri imperia persequi. vigilans vidi, vigilans nunc video, vigilans fabulor, vigilantem ille me iam dudum..."Andria
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...uxorem ducam. CH. num illic somniat ea quae vigilans voluit? PA. tum de puero, Dave . . DA. ah desine..."Metamorphoses IX
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...tamen obscenas animo demittere non est ausa suo vigilans; placida resoluta quiete saepe videt quod amat: visa..."Metamorphoses VII
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...humanam membris inducere formam. somnus abit: damno vigilans mea visa querorque in superis opis esse nihil..."Sermones II
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) from Sermones
"...servitio longo curaque levarit, et certum vigilans "quartae sit partis Ulixes" audieris "heres": "ergo nunc Dama sodalis nusquam..."Liber III
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Pliny the Younger) from EPISTVLARVM LIBRI DECEM
"...Claudius Restitutus, qui mihi respondit, vir exercitatus et vigilans et quamlibet subitis paratus, numquam sibi tantum caliginis tantum..."