caesius, caesia, caesium:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
gray, gray-blue, steel-colored; having gray/gray-blue/steel-colored eyes;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | caesius | caesii |
| Gen. | caesii | caesiorum |
| Dat. | caesio | — |
| Acc. | caesium | caesios |
| Voc. | caesie | caesii |
| Abl. | caesio | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | caesia | caesiae |
| Gen. | caesiae | caesiarum |
| Dat. | caesiae | — |
| Acc. | caesiam | caesias |
| Voc. | caesia | caesiae |
| Abl. | caesia | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | caesium | caesia |
| Gen. | caesii | caesiorum |
| Dat. | caesio | — |
| Acc. | caesium | caesia |
| Voc. | caesium | caesia |
| Abl. | caesio | — |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | caesissumus | caesissumi |
| Gen. | caesissumi | caesissumorum |
| Dat. | caesissumo | — |
| Acc. | caesissumum | caesissumos |
| Voc. | caesissume | caesissumi |
| Abl. | caesissumo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | caesissuma | caesissumae |
| Gen. | caesissumae | caesissumarum |
| Dat. | caesissumae | — |
| Acc. | caesissumam | caesissumas |
| Voc. | caesissuma | caesissumae |
| Abl. | caesissuma | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | caesissumum | caesissuma |
| Gen. | caesissumi | caesissumorum |
| Dat. | caesissumo | — |
| Acc. | caesissumum | caesissuma |
| Voc. | caesissumum | caesissuma |
| Abl. | caesissumo | — |
Examples
- P
Hecyra
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...faciam ut noveris: magnu' rubicundu' crispu' crassu' caesius cadaverosa facie. PAR. di illum perduint! quid si non veniet..." - M
Liber X
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...felicissime audax. Si quem adicere velis, is erit Caesius Bassus, quem nuper vidimus; sed eum longe praecedunt ingenia..." - P
Liber XII
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...fuit. neque dispari eventu pugnatum a legione, cui Caesius Nasica praeerat; nam Didius senectute gravis et multa copia..." - P
Liber III
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...discessio. Post auditi Cyrenenses et accusante Anchario Prisco Caesius Cordus repetundarum damnatur. L. Ennium equitem Romanum, maiestatis postulatum..."