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
- M
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..." - L
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..." - M
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..." - M
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..." - M
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..." - M
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..." - M
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..." - M
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..."