castus, casta -um, castior -or -us, castissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
pure, moral; chaste, virtuous, pious; sacred; spotless; free from/untouched by;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | castus | casti |
| Gen. | casti | castorum |
| Dat. | casto | — |
| Acc. | castum | castos |
| Voc. | caste | casti |
| Abl. | casto | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | casta | castae |
| Gen. | castae | castarum |
| Dat. | castae | — |
| Acc. | castam | castas |
| Voc. | casta | castae |
| Abl. | casta | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | castum | casta |
| Gen. | casti | castorum |
| Dat. | casto | — |
| Acc. | castum | casta |
| Voc. | castum | casta |
| Abl. | casto | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | castius | castiora |
| Gen. | castioris | — |
| Acc. | castius | castiora |
| Voc. | castius | castiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | castissimus | castissimi |
| Gen. | castissimi | castissimorum |
| Dat. | castissimo | — |
| Acc. | castissimum | castissimos |
| Voc. | castissime | castissimi |
| Abl. | castissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | castissima | castissimae |
| Gen. | castissimae | castissimarum |
| Dat. | castissimae | — |
| Acc. | castissimam | castissimas |
| Voc. | castissima | castissimae |
| Abl. | castissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | castissimum | castissima |
| Gen. | castissimi | castissimorum |
| Dat. | castissimo | — |
| Acc. | castissimum | castissima |
| Voc. | castissimum | castissima |
| Abl. | castissimo | — |
Examples
- A
Liber X
Aulus Gellius
"...Dialem. I. Caerimoniae impositae flamini Diali multae, item castus multiplices, quos in libris, qui da sacerdotibus publicis compositi..." Liber VI
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...marmore Glaucias humatus iuncto Flaminiae iacet sepulcro: castus moribus, integer pudore, uelox ingenio, decore felix. Bis senis modo..."- L
Phaedra
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...probant simulantque molles dura. siluarum incola ille efferatus castus intactus rudis, mihi te reseruas? a meo primum toro..." 
Liber Tertius
Gaius Valerius Flaccus from ARGONAVTICA
"...horrificis accommodat actis. tempora tum vittis et supplice castus oliva implicat et stricto designat litora ferro, circum humiles..."
Liber Octavus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...soceros nec tristibus actis auersatus erat; sponsam quin castus amanti squalor et indigni commendat gratia luctus. ipse quoque..."- G
Poems
Gaius Valerius Catullus from Catullus' Poems
"...cupido conspexit lumine virgo regia, quam suavis exspirans castus odores lectulus in molli complexu matris alebat, quales Eurotae..." - Q
Carmen Saeculare
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace)
"...sospite cursu, cui per ardentem sine fraude Troiam castus Aeneas patriae superstes liberum munivit iter, daturus plura relictis..." - G
Panegyricus
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Pliny the Younger)
"...enim praestabilius est aut pulchrius munus deorum, quam castus et sanctus et diis simillimus princeps? Ac si adhuc..."