capax, capacis (gen.), capacior -or -us, capacissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 3rd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
large, spacious, roomy, big; capable, fit, competent; has right to inherit;
Inflections
positive
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | — | capacia |
| Acc. | capax | capacia |
| Voc. | — | capacia |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | capacius | capaciora |
| Gen. | capacioris | — |
| Acc. | capacius | capaciora |
| Voc. | capacius | capaciora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | capacissimus | capacissimi |
| Gen. | capacissimi | capacissimorum |
| Dat. | capacissimo | — |
| Acc. | capacissimum | capacissimos |
| Voc. | capacissime | capacissimi |
| Abl. | capacissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | capacissima | capacissimae |
| Gen. | capacissimae | capacissimarum |
| Dat. | capacissimae | — |
| Acc. | capacissimam | capacissimas |
| Voc. | capacissima | capacissimae |
| Abl. | capacissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | capacissimum | capacissima |
| Gen. | capacissimi | capacissimorum |
| Dat. | capacissimo | — |
| Acc. | capacissimum | capacissima |
| Voc. | capacissimum | capacissima |
| Abl. | capacissimo | — |
Examples
- L
Liber XX
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...maturus est, et non magis infans adhoc boni capax est quam arbor aut mutum aliquod animal. Quare autem..." - L
Libri XIV-XV
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...deus; et socii sumus eius et membra. Capax est noster animus, perfertur illo si vitia non deprimant. Quemadmodum..." - L
Liber X
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...omnes viceris virtute magnifica et nemo vini tam capax fuerit, vinceris a dolio. M. Antonium, magnum virum..." - L
Liber VI
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...merito primum poni docuero, cum sit rerum omnium capax. 'Quod est' in has species divido, ut sint corporalia..." - L
Liber VI
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from QUAESTIONES NATURALES
"...eluctabiles nec nauigio, quod nisi paruum et unius capax limosa et obsita palus non fert. Ibi, inquit, uidimus..." - L
Liber IV
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from QUAESTIONES NATURALES
"...quae flueret, dicam. Quamdiu sanus et salubris cibi capax stomachus est impleturque, non premitur, naturalibus fomentis contentus..." - L
Liber I
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from QUAESTIONES NATURALES
"...ista uirgula solis imago; cuius bene exprimendae capax non est: ita conatur quidem reddere imaginem, quia leuis..." Liber IV
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...Piceno quoque uenit a cliente parcae cistula non capax oliuae et crasso figuli polita caelo septenaria synthesis Sagunti..."