ater, atra -atrum, atrior -or -us, aterrimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 2nd
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
black, dark; dark-colored (hair/skin); gloomy/murky; unlucky; sordid/squalid;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | ater | atri |
| Gen. | atri | atrorum |
| Dat. | atro | — |
| Acc. | atrum | atros |
| Voc. | ater | atri |
| Abl. | atro | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | atra | atrae |
| Gen. | atrae | atrarum |
| Dat. | atrae | — |
| Acc. | atram | atras |
| Voc. | atra | atrae |
| Abl. | atra | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | atrum | atra |
| Gen. | atri | atrorum |
| Dat. | atro | — |
| Acc. | atrum | atra |
| Voc. | atrum | atra |
| Abl. | atro | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | atrius | atriora |
| Gen. | atrioris | — |
| Acc. | atrius | atriora |
| Voc. | atrius | atriora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | aterrimus | aterrimi |
| Gen. | aterrimi | aterrimorum |
| Dat. | aterrimo | — |
| Acc. | aterrimum | aterrimos |
| Voc. | aterrime | aterrimi |
| Abl. | aterrimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | aterrima | aterrimae |
| Gen. | aterrimae | aterrimarum |
| Dat. | aterrimae | — |
| Acc. | aterrimam | aterrimas |
| Voc. | aterrima | aterrimae |
| Abl. | aterrima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | aterrimum | aterrima |
| Gen. | aterrimi | aterrimorum |
| Dat. | aterrimo | — |
| Acc. | aterrimum | aterrima |
| Voc. | aterrimum | aterrima |
| Abl. | aterrimo | — |
Examples
- C
Timotheus
Cornelius Nepos
"...nisi a Timotheo et Iphicrate desertus esset. Populus ater, suspicax ob eamque rem mobilis, adversarius, invidus - etiam potentiae..." - T
Liber IV
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...luce tuemur propterea quia, cum propior caliginis aër ater init oculos prior et possedit apertos, insequitur candens confestim..." - L
Liber VII
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from QUAESTIONES NATURALES
"...modo rubeat, modo palleat; quare liuidus illi et ater color sit, cum conspectu solis excluditur..." - L
Liber II
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DE IRA
"...ulla materia perlucere posset, intuentis confunderet ater maculosusque et aestuans et distortus et tumidus. Nunc quoque tanta deformitas..." - L
de Vita Beata
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DIALOGI
"...prouisum est enim a me ne quis mihi ater dies esset. Quid ergo est? malo gaudia temperare quam..." - L
Oedipus
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...nullum serenis noctibus sidus micat, sed grauis et ater incubat terris uapor: obtexit arces caelitum ac summas domos..." - M
Liber XI
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...Negat se magni facere aliquis poetarum utrum Caesar ater an albus homo sit: insania; verte, ut idem Caesar..." - P
Phormio
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...postilla monstra evenerunt mihi! intro iit in aedis ater alienus canis; anguis per inpluvium decidit de tegulis; gallina..."