attentus, attenta -um, attentior -or -us, attentissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
attentive, heedful; careful, conscientious, intent; frugal, economical;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | attentus | attenti |
| Gen. | attenti | attentorum |
| Dat. | attento | — |
| Acc. | attentum | attentos |
| Voc. | attente | attenti |
| Abl. | attento | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | attenta | attentae |
| Gen. | attentae | attentarum |
| Dat. | attentae | — |
| Acc. | attentam | attentas |
| Voc. | attenta | attentae |
| Abl. | attenta | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | attentum | attenta |
| Gen. | attenti | attentorum |
| Dat. | attento | — |
| Acc. | attentum | attenta |
| Voc. | attentum | attenta |
| Abl. | attento | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | attentius | attentiora |
| Gen. | attentioris | — |
| Acc. | attentius | attentiora |
| Voc. | attentius | attentiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | attentissimus | attentissimi |
| Gen. | attentissimi | attentissimorum |
| Dat. | attentissimo | — |
| Acc. | attentissimum | attentissimos |
| Voc. | attentissime | attentissimi |
| Abl. | attentissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | attentissima | attentissimae |
| Gen. | attentissimae | attentissimarum |
| Dat. | attentissimae | — |
| Acc. | attentissimam | attentissimas |
| Voc. | attentissima | attentissimae |
| Abl. | attentissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | attentissimum | attentissima |
| Gen. | attentissimi | attentissimorum |
| Dat. | attentissimo | — |
| Acc. | attentissimum | attentissima |
| Voc. | attentissimum | attentissima |
| Abl. | attentissimo | — |
Examples
Andria
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...atque in timore usque ant(e)hac attentus fuit, ita, postquam adempta spes est, lassu' cura confectus stupet..."Sermones II
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) from Sermones
"...accepisse cavo, veterem vetus hospes amicum, asper et attentus quaesitis, ut tamen artum solveret hospitiis animum. quid multa..."Liber I
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Pliny the Younger) from EPISTVLARVM LIBRI DECEM
"...homines, nec castigat errantes sed emendat. Sequaris monentem attentus et pendens, et persuaderi tibi etiam cum persuaserit cupias..."