arrectus, arrecta -um, arrectior -or -us, arrectissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Lewis (Elementary)
erect, perpendicular, upright, standing; steep, precipitous; excited, eager;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | arrectus | arrecti |
| Gen. | arrecti | arrectorum |
| Dat. | arrecto | — |
| Acc. | arrectum | arrectos |
| Voc. | arrecte | arrecti |
| Abl. | arrecto | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | arrecta | arrectae |
| Gen. | arrectae | arrectarum |
| Dat. | arrectae | — |
| Acc. | arrectam | arrectas |
| Voc. | arrecta | arrectae |
| Abl. | arrecta | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | arrectum | arrecta |
| Gen. | arrecti | arrectorum |
| Dat. | arrecto | — |
| Acc. | arrectum | arrecta |
| Voc. | arrectum | arrecta |
| Abl. | arrecto | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | arrectius | arrectiora |
| Gen. | arrectioris | — |
| Acc. | arrectius | arrectiora |
| Voc. | arrectius | arrectiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | arrectissimus | arrectissimi |
| Gen. | arrectissimi | arrectissimorum |
| Dat. | arrectissimo | — |
| Acc. | arrectissimum | arrectissimos |
| Voc. | arrectissime | arrectissimi |
| Abl. | arrectissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | arrectissima | arrectissimae |
| Gen. | arrectissimae | arrectissimarum |
| Dat. | arrectissimae | — |
| Acc. | arrectissimam | arrectissimas |
| Voc. | arrectissima | arrectissimae |
| Abl. | arrectissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | arrectissimum | arrectissima |
| Gen. | arrectissimi | arrectissimorum |
| Dat. | arrectissimo | — |
| Acc. | arrectissimum | arrectissima |
| Voc. | arrectissimum | arrectissima |
| Abl. | arrectissimo | — |
Examples
- M
Liber VIII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...quodam modo verbis depingitur: "constitit in digitos extemplo arrectus uterque" et cetera, quae nobis illam pugilum congredientium faciem..." - P
Aeneid V
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...palmas amborum innexuit armis. constitit in digitos extemplo arrectus uterque bracchiaque ad superas interritus extulit auras. abduxere retro..." - G
BELLUM IUGURTHINUM
Gaius Sallustius Crispus (Sallust)
"...difficilem aut facilem nuntiavere; consulis animus tamen paulum arrectus. Itaque ex copia tubicinum et cornicinum numero quinque quam..."