barbarus, barbara -um, barbarior -or -us, barbarissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
foreign, of/used by/typical of foreigners; cruel, savage; uncivilized, uncouth;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | barbarus | barbari |
| Gen. | barbari | barbarorum |
| Dat. | barbaro | — |
| Acc. | barbarum | barbaros |
| Voc. | barbare | barbari |
| Abl. | barbaro | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | barbara | barbarae |
| Gen. | barbarae | barbararum |
| Dat. | barbarae | — |
| Acc. | barbaram | barbaras |
| Voc. | barbara | barbarae |
| Abl. | barbara | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | barbarum | barbara |
| Gen. | barbari | barbarorum |
| Dat. | barbaro | — |
| Acc. | barbarum | barbara |
| Voc. | barbarum | barbara |
| Abl. | barbaro | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | barbarius | barbariora |
| Gen. | barbarioris | — |
| Acc. | barbarius | barbariora |
| Voc. | barbarius | barbariora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | barbarissimus | barbarissimi |
| Gen. | barbarissimi | barbarissimorum |
| Dat. | barbarissimo | — |
| Acc. | barbarissimum | barbarissimos |
| Voc. | barbarissime | barbarissimi |
| Abl. | barbarissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | barbarissima | barbarissimae |
| Gen. | barbarissimae | barbarissimarum |
| Dat. | barbarissimae | — |
| Acc. | barbarissimam | barbarissimas |
| Voc. | barbarissima | barbarissimae |
| Abl. | barbarissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | barbarissimum | barbarissima |
| Gen. | barbarissimi | barbarissimorum |
| Dat. | barbarissimo | — |
| Acc. | barbarissimum | barbarissima |
| Voc. | barbarissimum | barbarissima |
| Abl. | barbarissimo | — |
Examples
- T
Bacchides
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...putasti esse umquam? o Lyde, es barbarus; quem ego sapere nimio censui plus quam Thalem, is stultior..." - M
Liber IV
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...tenera sucos pressere medulla. o fortunati, fugiens quos barbarus hostisfontibus inmixto strauit per rura ueneno. 320hos licet..." - M
Liber I
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...glacialem frigore pontum!sub iuga iam Seres, iam barbarus isset Araxeset gens siqua iacet nascenti conscia Nilo. 20tum..." - C
Agesilaus
Cornelius Nepos
"...quos conservare fidem viderent. Postquam indutiarum praeteriit dies, barbarus non dubitans, quod ipsius erant plurima domicilia in Caria..." - C
Themistocles
Cornelius Nepos
"...ingratis ad depugnandum omnes cogerentur. Hac re audita barbarus, nihil doli subesse credens, postridie alienissimo sibi loco, contra..." - T
Liber V
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...pelagique severa, quo neque noster adit quisquam nec barbarus audet? cetera de genere hoc quae sunt portenta perempta..." - D
Satura X
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...bonis creduntur. ad hoc se Romanus Graiusque et barbarus induperator erexit, causas discriminis atque laboris inde habuit: tanto..." - T
Mostellaria
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...pice; non enim haec pultiphagus opifex opera fecit barbarus. viden coagmenta in foribus? TH. Video. TR. Specta, quam..."