acer, acris -acre, acrior -or -us, acerrimus -a -um:
Adjective · 3rd declension · variant: 3rd
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
sharp, bitter, pointed, piercing, shrill; sagacious, keen; severe, vigorous;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | acer | — |
| Voc. | acer | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | acris | — |
| Voc. | acris | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | acre | acria |
| Acc. | acre | acria |
| Voc. | acre | acria |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | acrius | acriora |
| Gen. | acrioris | — |
| Acc. | acrius | acriora |
| Voc. | acrius | acriora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | acerrimus | acerrimi |
| Gen. | acerrimi | acerrimorum |
| Dat. | acerrimo | — |
| Acc. | acerrimum | acerrimos |
| Voc. | acerrime | acerrimi |
| Abl. | acerrimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | acerrima | acerrimae |
| Gen. | acerrimae | acerrimarum |
| Dat. | acerrimae | — |
| Acc. | acerrimam | acerrimas |
| Voc. | acerrima | acerrimae |
| Abl. | acerrima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | acerrimum | acerrima |
| Gen. | acerrimi | acerrimorum |
| Dat. | acerrimo | — |
| Acc. | acerrimum | acerrima |
| Voc. | acerrimum | acerrima |
| Abl. | acerrimo | — |
Examples
- T
Liber IV
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...oculos turbantia composituras. Praeterea splendor qui cumque est acer adurit saepe oculos ideo quod semina possidet ignis multa..." - T
Liber III
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...morbi reflexit causa, reditque in latebras acer corrupti corporis umor, tum quasi vaccillans primum consurgit et omnis paulatim..." - D
Satura II
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...ista si uideas? quaero an deceant multicia testem. acer et indomitus libertatisque magister, Cretice, perluces. dedit hanc contagio..." - D
Satura VII
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...exempla nouorum fatorum transi. felix et pulcher et acer, felix et sapiens et nobilis et generosus adpositam nigrae..." Liber XIV
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...Canis vertragus. Non sibi, sed domino venatur vertragus acer, Inlaesum leporem qui tibi dente feret. CCI Palaestrita..."- L
Liber XIX
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...ipso incessu apparere mollitiam? si ille acer est et ferox, concitari gradum? si furit aut, quod furori simile..." - L
Liber IV
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...fatigatus, aliter incultus, integri spiritus: hic scilicet impetu acer, qualem illum natura esse voluit, speciosus ex horrido, cuius..." - T
Liber VI
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...circum, post ubi conminuit vis eius et impetus acer, tum perterricrepo sonitu dat scissa fragorem. nec mirum..."