acutus
acutus, acuta -um, acutior -or -us, acutissimus -a -um
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
sharp, sharpened, pointed/tapering; severe; glaring; acute, wise; high-pitched;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | acutus | acuti |
| Gen. | acuti | acutorum |
| Dat. | acuto | — |
| Acc. | acutum | acutos |
| Voc. | acute | acuti |
| Abl. | acuto | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | acuta | acutae |
| Gen. | acutae | acutarum |
| Dat. | acutae | — |
| Acc. | acutam | acutas |
| Voc. | acuta | acutae |
| Abl. | acuta | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | acutum | acuta |
| Gen. | acuti | acutorum |
| Dat. | acuto | — |
| Acc. | acutum | acuta |
| Voc. | acutum | acuta |
| Abl. | acuto | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | acutius | acutiora |
| Gen. | acutioris | — |
| Acc. | acutius | acutiora |
| Voc. | acutius | acutiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | acutissimus | acutissimi |
| Gen. | acutissimi | acutissimorum |
| Dat. | acutissimo | — |
| Acc. | acutissimum | acutissimos |
| Voc. | acutissime | acutissimi |
| Abl. | acutissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | acutissima | acutissimae |
| Gen. | acutissimae | acutissimarum |
| Dat. | acutissimae | — |
| Acc. | acutissimam | acutissimas |
| Voc. | acutissima | acutissimae |
| Abl. | acutissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | acutissimum | acutissima |
| Gen. | acutissimi | acutissimorum |
| Dat. | acutissimo | — |
| Acc. | acutissimum | acutissima |
| Voc. | acutissimum | acutissima |
| Abl. | acutissimo | — |
Text excerpts
Matching passages for this spelling. Other inflected forms of the same lemma may appear elsewhere; excerpts are not translations.
- M
Liber Secundus
Marcus Tullius Cicero from De Finibus
"...voluptate certatio. quam quidem certationem homo et acutus et diligens, Chrysippus, non contemnit totumque discrimen summi boni..." - C
Dion
Cornelius Nepos
"...Siciliam venerat, homo et callidus et ad fraudem acutus, sine ulla religione ac fide, adit ad Dionem..." - L
Liber V
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...vita mentitur: hanc coargue, hanc ad verum, si acutus es, redige. Necessaria iudicat quorum magna pars supervacua..." - M
Liber X
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...plus habet, minus lacertorum. dulcis in primis et acutus Hyperides, sed minoribus causis, ut non dixerim vilioribus, magis..." - M
Liber XII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...condienda est. XXXIX. An non in privatis et acutus et distinctus et non super modum elatus M. tullius..." - M
Liber Primus
Marcus Tullius Cicero from De Finibus
"...esse omnium corporum motum. [19] Deinde ibidem homo acutus, cum illud ocurreret, si omnia deorsus e regione ferrentur..." - M
Liber Quartus
Marcus Tullius Cicero from De Finibus
"...Citieos, clientes tuos, e Phoenica profectos -, homo igitur acutus, causam non optinens repugnante natura verba versare coepit..." - G
Liber III
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Pliny the Younger) from EPISTVLARVM LIBRI DECEM
"...Martialem decessisse et moleste fero. Erat homo ingeniosus acutus acer, et qui plurimum in scribendo et salis haberet..."