acutus, acuta -um, acutior -or -us, acutissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
sharp, sharpened, pointed/tapering; severe; glaring; acute, wise; high-pitched;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | acutus | acuti |
| Gen. | acuti | acutorum |
| Dat. | acuto | — |
| Acc. | acutum | acutos |
| Voc. | acute | acuti |
| Abl. | acuto | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | acuta | acutae |
| Gen. | acutae | acutarum |
| Dat. | acutae | — |
| Acc. | acutam | acutas |
| Voc. | acuta | acutae |
| Abl. | acuta | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | acutum | acuta |
| Gen. | acuti | acutorum |
| Dat. | acuto | — |
| Acc. | acutum | acuta |
| Voc. | acutum | acuta |
| Abl. | acuto | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | acutius | acutiora |
| Gen. | acutioris | — |
| Acc. | acutius | acutiora |
| Voc. | acutius | acutiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | acutissimus | acutissimi |
| Gen. | acutissimi | acutissimorum |
| Dat. | acutissimo | — |
| Acc. | acutissimum | acutissimos |
| Voc. | acutissime | acutissimi |
| Abl. | acutissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | acutissima | acutissimae |
| Gen. | acutissimae | acutissimarum |
| Dat. | acutissimae | — |
| Acc. | acutissimam | acutissimas |
| Voc. | acutissima | acutissimae |
| Abl. | acutissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | acutissimum | acutissima |
| Gen. | acutissimi | acutissimorum |
| Dat. | acutissimo | — |
| Acc. | acutissimum | acutissima |
| Voc. | acutissimum | acutissima |
| Abl. | acutissimo | — |
Examples
- T
Miles Gloriosus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...Nequiquam hercle obsecras. vide ut istic tibi sit acutus, Cario, culter probe. Cario Quin iamdudum gestit moecho..." - C
Dion
Cornelius Nepos
"...Siciliam venerat, homo et callidus et ad fraudem acutus, sine ulla religione ac fide, adit ad Dionem..." - L
Liber V
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...vita mentitur: hanc coargue, hanc ad verum, si acutus es, redige. Necessaria iudicat quorum magna pars supervacua..." - M
Liber XII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...condienda est. XXXIX. An non in privatis et acutus et distinctus et non super modum elatus M. tullius..." - M
Liber X
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...plus habet, minus lacertorum. dulcis in primis et acutus Hyperides, sed minoribus causis, ut non dixerim vilioribus, magis..." - M
Liber Quartus
Marcus Tullius Cicero from De Finibus
"...Citieos, clientes tuos, e Phoenica profectos -, homo igitur acutus, causam non optinens repugnante natura verba versare coepit..." - M
Liber Secundus
Marcus Tullius Cicero from De Finibus
"...voluptate certatio. quam quidem certationem homo et acutus et diligens, Chrysippus, non contemnit totumque discrimen summi boni..." - M
Liber Primus
Marcus Tullius Cicero from De Finibus
"...esse omnium corporum motum. [19] Deinde ibidem homo acutus, cum illud ocurreret, si omnia deorsus e regione ferrentur..."