vivax, vivacis (gen.), vivacior -or -us, vivacissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 3rd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
long-lived, tenacious of life; lively, vigorous, energetic; high-spirited;
Inflections
positive
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | — | vivacia |
| Acc. | vivax | vivacia |
| Voc. | — | vivacia |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | vivacius | vivaciora |
| Gen. | vivacioris | — |
| Acc. | vivacius | vivaciora |
| Voc. | vivacius | vivaciora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | vivacissimus | vivacissimi |
| Gen. | vivacissimi | vivacissimorum |
| Dat. | vivacissimo | — |
| Acc. | vivacissimum | vivacissimos |
| Voc. | vivacissime | vivacissimi |
| Abl. | vivacissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | vivacissima | vivacissimae |
| Gen. | vivacissimae | vivacissimarum |
| Dat. | vivacissimae | — |
| Acc. | vivacissimam | vivacissimas |
| Voc. | vivacissima | vivacissimae |
| Abl. | vivacissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | vivacissimum | vivacissima |
| Gen. | vivacissimi | vivacissimorum |
| Dat. | vivacissimo | — |
| Acc. | vivacissimum | vivacissima |
| Voc. | vivacissimum | vivacissima |
| Abl. | vivacissimo | — |
Examples
- M
XII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...ferreae turres, nostris causis urna iam stetit, nobis vivax ipsum crescit iecur, quia illic quoque viscera tantum aves..." 
Liber Tertius
Publius Papinius Statius from SILVAE
"...magnos aequent animalia divos; quae sibi praesternat vivax altaria Phoenix, quos dignetur agros aut quo se gurgite Nili..."- P
Metamorphoses VII
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...contribuere aliquid iuncosaque litora Boebes; carpsit et Euboica vivax Anthedone gramen, nondum mutato vulgatum corpore Glauci..." - P
Amores II
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Amores
"...prohibentur aves. illic innocui late pascuntur olores et vivax phoenix, unica semper avis; explicat ipsa suas ales Iunonia..."