celsus, celsa, celsum:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st · comparison: positive
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
high, lofty, tall; haughty; arrogant/proud; prominent, elevated; erect; noble;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | celsus | celsi |
| Gen. | celsi | celsorum |
| Dat. | celso | — |
| Acc. | celsum | celsos |
| Voc. | celse | celsi |
| Abl. | celso | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | celsa | celsae |
| Gen. | celsae | celsarum |
| Dat. | celsae | — |
| Acc. | celsam | celsas |
| Voc. | celsa | celsae |
| Abl. | celsa | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | celsum | celsa |
| Gen. | celsi | celsorum |
| Dat. | celso | — |
| Acc. | celsum | celsa |
| Voc. | celsum | celsa |
| Abl. | celso | — |
Examples
Liber I
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...morsu robiginis enses.ut notae fulsere aquilae Romanaque signaet celsus medio conspectus in agmine Caesar, 245deriguere metu, gelidos pauor..."Liber XIX
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...rebus, non artificiis philosophus. In edito stat, admirabilis, celsus, magnitudinis verae; non exsurgit in plantas nec summis ambulat..."Liber XII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...tullio defuit? Quid plura? cum etiam Cornelius Celsus, mediocri vir ingenio, non solum de his omnibus conscripserit artibus..."Liber X
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...exercitationis gratia scripsit, etiam si egisse eum Cornelius Celsus falso existimat, et Pollio et Messala defenderunt eosdem..."Liber IX
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...variatur et nihil refert. XVIII. Cornelius tamen Celsus adicit verbis et sententiis figuras colorum, nimia profecto novitatis cupiditate..."Liber VIII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...longissime ab obscenitate absunt occasionem turpitudinis rapere. Siquidem Celsus cacemphaton apud Vergilium putat: "incipiunt agitata tumescere": quod..."Liber VII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...invicem obiciunt. In quo quidem genere causarum admonet Celsus fieri id in foro non posse, quod neminem ignorare..."Liber II
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...montesque inmiscet harenis, ut, maris Aeolii medias si celsus in undas 665depellatur Eryx, nullae tamen aequore rupes emineant..."