artus, arta -um, artior -or -us, artissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
close, firm, tight; thrifty; dense, narrow; strict; scarce, critical; brief;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | artus | arti |
| Gen. | arti | artorum |
| Dat. | arto | — |
| Acc. | artum | artos |
| Voc. | arte | arti |
| Abl. | arto | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | arta | artae |
| Gen. | artae | artarum |
| Dat. | artae | — |
| Acc. | artam | artas |
| Voc. | arta | artae |
| Abl. | arta | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | artum | arta |
| Gen. | arti | artorum |
| Dat. | arto | — |
| Acc. | artum | arta |
| Voc. | artum | arta |
| Abl. | arto | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | artius | artiora |
| Gen. | artioris | — |
| Acc. | artius | artiora |
| Voc. | artius | artiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | artissimus | artissimi |
| Gen. | artissimi | artissimorum |
| Dat. | artissimo | — |
| Acc. | artissimum | artissimos |
| Voc. | artissime | artissimi |
| Abl. | artissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | artissima | artissimae |
| Gen. | artissimae | artissimarum |
| Dat. | artissimae | — |
| Acc. | artissimam | artissimas |
| Voc. | artissima | artissimae |
| Abl. | artissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | artissimum | artissima |
| Gen. | artissimi | artissimorum |
| Dat. | artissimo | — |
| Acc. | artissimum | artissima |
| Voc. | artissimum | artissima |
| Abl. | artissimo | — |
Examples
Liber VII
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...intima curantuiscera nec totas auidae sorbere medullas:degustant artus. Latiae pars maxima turbaefastidita iacet; quam sol nimbique diesque..."Liber VI
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...abrumpit poplite gyros.corpora dum soluit tabes et digerit artus,traxit iners caelum fluuidae contagia pestisobscuram in nubem. tali..."Liber IV
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...receptismembra fouent armis gelidosque a gurgite cursurestituunt artus, donec decresceret umbrain medium surgente die; iamque agmina summa 155carpit..."Liber III
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...pars ultima truncitradidit in letum uacuos uitalibus artus;at tumidus qua pulmo iacet, qua uiscera feruent,haeserunt..."Liber II
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...postibus Antaei Libye, nec Graecia maerens tot laceros artus Pisaea fleuit in aula. 165cum iam tabe fluunt confusaque..."Liber I
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...agmine Caesar, 245deriguere metu, gelidos pauor occupat artus,et tacito mutos uoluunt in pectore questus.'o male uicinis..."Liber XX
Aulus Gellius
"...hominis ingenio diversius, quam quod membra et artus inopis debitoris saevissimo laniatu distrahebantur, sicuti nunc bona venum distrahuntur..."Liber IX
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...dixit 'Fortuna, marito accendisse rogum gelidosque effusa per artus incubuisse uiro, laceros exurere crines membraque dispersi pelago conponere..."