cerritus, cerrita, cerritum:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st · comparison: positive
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Bio/Medical
possessed by Ceres; frantic, frenzied; mad, demented;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | cerritus | cerriti |
| Gen. | cerriti | cerritorum |
| Dat. | cerrito | — |
| Acc. | cerritum | cerritos |
| Voc. | cerrite | cerriti |
| Abl. | cerrito | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | cerrita | cerritae |
| Gen. | cerritae | cerritarum |
| Dat. | cerritae | — |
| Acc. | cerritam | cerritas |
| Voc. | cerrita | cerritae |
| Abl. | cerrita | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | cerritum | cerrita |
| Gen. | cerriti | cerritorum |
| Dat. | cerrito | — |
| Acc. | cerritum | cerrita |
| Voc. | cerritum | cerrita |
| Abl. | cerrito | — |
Examples
- T
Rudens
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...sanus es? TRACH. Elleborosus sum. GRIP. At ego cerritus, hunc non amittam tamen. TRACH. Verbum etiam adde unum..." - T
Menaechmi
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...illi morbi, dixeras? narra, senex. num laruatust aut cerritus? fac sciam. num eum veternus aut aqua intercus tenet..." - T
Amphitruo
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...medicari iube: 1034h tu certe aut laruatus aut cerritus es. 1034i Non. 237M (ALC.) Nisi hoc ita factum..." - Q
Sermones II
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) from Sermones
"...modo, inquam. Hellade percussa Marius cum praecipitat se, cerritus fuit? an commotae crimine mentis absolves hominem et sceleris..."