callidus, callida -um, callidior -or -us, callidissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
crafty, sly, cunning; wise, expert, skillful, clever, experienced, ingenious;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | callidus | callidi |
| Gen. | callidi | callidorum |
| Dat. | callido | — |
| Acc. | callidum | callidos |
| Voc. | callide | callidi |
| Abl. | callido | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | callida | callidae |
| Gen. | callidae | callidarum |
| Dat. | callidae | — |
| Acc. | callidam | callidas |
| Voc. | callida | callidae |
| Abl. | callida | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | callidum | callida |
| Gen. | callidi | callidorum |
| Dat. | callido | — |
| Acc. | callidum | callida |
| Voc. | callidum | callida |
| Abl. | callido | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | callidius | callidiora |
| Gen. | callidioris | — |
| Acc. | callidius | callidiora |
| Voc. | callidius | callidiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | callidissimus | callidissimi |
| Gen. | callidissimi | callidissimorum |
| Dat. | callidissimo | — |
| Acc. | callidissimum | callidissimos |
| Voc. | callidissime | callidissimi |
| Abl. | callidissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | callidissima | callidissimae |
| Gen. | callidissimae | callidissimarum |
| Dat. | callidissimae | — |
| Acc. | callidissimam | callidissimas |
| Voc. | callidissima | callidissimae |
| Abl. | callidissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | callidissimum | callidissima |
| Gen. | callidissimi | callidissimorum |
| Dat. | callidissimo | — |
| Acc. | callidissimum | callidissima |
| Voc. | callidissimum | callidissima |
| Abl. | callidissimo | — |
Examples
Datames
Cornelius Nepos
"...quem aggredi volebant, confixi conciderunt. Hic tamen tam callidus vir extremo tempore captus est Mithridatis, Ariobarzanis filii, dolo..."Dion
Cornelius Nepos
"...Peloponneso in Siciliam venerat, homo et callidus et ad fraudem acutus, sine ulla religione ac fide, adit..."Satura XII
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...bascaudas et mille escaria, multum caelati, biberat quo callidus emptor Olynthi. sed quis nunc alius, qua mundi parte..."Satura I
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...circumducitur uxor. hic petit absenti nota iam callidus arte ostendens uacuam et clausam pro coniuge sellam. 'Galla..."Satura VI
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...sudare tumultu, cum lassata graui ceciderunt bracchia massa, callidus et cristae digitos inpressit aliptes ac summum dominae femur..."Liber XIV
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...didicit melius THN EPIKLINOPAL�N. CCII Simius. Callidus emissas eludere simius hastas, Si mihi cauda foret, cercopithecus eram..."Liber V
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...tibi scamnis uidebo, Didyme: non licet maritorum. Callidus effracta nummos fur auferet arca, prosternet patrios impia flamma lares..."Andria
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...minus, aut velle in re ostendi quam sis callidus, verberibu' caesum te in pistrinum, Dave, dedam usque..."