aridus, arida -um, aridior -or -us, aridissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
dry, arid, parched; water/rain-less; used dry, dried; thirsty; poor; shriveled;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | aridus | aridi |
| Gen. | aridi | aridorum |
| Dat. | arido | — |
| Acc. | aridum | aridos |
| Voc. | aride | aridi |
| Abl. | arido | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | arida | aridae |
| Gen. | aridae | aridarum |
| Dat. | aridae | — |
| Acc. | aridam | aridas |
| Voc. | arida | aridae |
| Abl. | arida | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | aridum | arida |
| Gen. | aridi | aridorum |
| Dat. | arido | — |
| Acc. | aridum | arida |
| Voc. | aridum | arida |
| Abl. | arido | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | aridius | aridiora |
| Gen. | aridioris | — |
| Acc. | aridius | aridiora |
| Voc. | aridius | aridiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | aridissimus | aridissimi |
| Gen. | aridissimi | aridissimorum |
| Dat. | aridissimo | — |
| Acc. | aridissimum | aridissimos |
| Voc. | aridissime | aridissimi |
| Abl. | aridissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | aridissima | aridissimae |
| Gen. | aridissimae | aridissimarum |
| Dat. | aridissimae | — |
| Acc. | aridissimam | aridissimas |
| Voc. | aridissima | aridissimae |
| Abl. | aridissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | aridissimum | aridissima |
| Gen. | aridissimi | aridissimorum |
| Dat. | aridissimo | — |
| Acc. | aridissimum | aridissima |
| Voc. | aridissimum | aridissima |
| Abl. | aridissimo | — |
Examples
- T
Aulularia
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...Quid negoti sit rogas? pumex non aeque est aridus atque hic est senex. ANTHR. Ain tandem? PYTH..." - T
Liber VI
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...latere ire diverso motu radentes corpora tractim, aridus unde auris terget sonus ille diuque ducitur, exierunt donec regionibus..." - T
Liber V
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...egregiis et odoribus opplet. inde loci sequitur Calor aridus et comes una pulverulenta Ceres [et] etesia flabra aquilonum..." - T
Liber IV
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...restinguit ut ignem, urere ne possit calor amplius aridus artus. sic igitur tibi anhela sitis de corpore nostro..." - T
Liber I
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...fruges arbusta animantis.' scilicet et nisi nos cibus aridus et tener umor adiuvet, amisso iam corpore vita quoque..." - M
Liber XII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...invaserunt. Ille tamen qui ieiunus a quibusdam et aridus habetur non aliter ab ipsis inimicis male audire quam..." - M
Liber II
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...primis euitandus, et in pueris praecipue, magister aridus, non minus quam teneris adhuc plantis siccum et sine umore..." 
Liber Tertius
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...lucis quas fama Molossis Chaonias sonuisse tibi, licet aridus Hammon inuideat Lyciaeque parent contendere sortes Niliacumque pecus patrioque..."