caesius, caesia, caesium:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
gray, gray-blue, steel-colored; having gray/gray-blue/steel-colored eyes;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | caesius | caesii |
| Gen. | caesii | caesiorum |
| Dat. | caesio | — |
| Acc. | caesium | caesios |
| Voc. | caesie | caesii |
| Abl. | caesio | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | caesia | caesiae |
| Gen. | caesiae | caesiarum |
| Dat. | caesiae | — |
| Acc. | caesiam | caesias |
| Voc. | caesia | caesiae |
| Abl. | caesia | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | caesium | caesia |
| Gen. | caesii | caesiorum |
| Dat. | caesio | — |
| Acc. | caesium | caesia |
| Voc. | caesium | caesia |
| Abl. | caesio | — |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | caesissumus | caesissumi |
| Gen. | caesissumi | caesissumorum |
| Dat. | caesissumo | — |
| Acc. | caesissumum | caesissumos |
| Voc. | caesissume | caesissumi |
| Abl. | caesissumo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | caesissuma | caesissumae |
| Gen. | caesissumae | caesissumarum |
| Dat. | caesissumae | — |
| Acc. | caesissumam | caesissumas |
| Voc. | caesissuma | caesissumae |
| Abl. | caesissuma | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | caesissumum | caesissuma |
| Gen. | caesissumi | caesissumorum |
| Dat. | caesissumo | — |
| Acc. | caesissumum | caesissuma |
| Voc. | caesissumum | caesissuma |
| Abl. | caesissumo | — |
Examples
Hecyra
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...faciam ut noveris: magnu' rubicundu' crispu' crassu' caesius cadaverosa facie. PAR. di illum perduint! quid si non veniet..."Liber X
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...felicissime audax. Si quem adicere velis, is erit Caesius Bassus, quem nuper vidimus; sed eum longe praecedunt ingenia..."Liber XII
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...fuit. neque dispari eventu pugnatum a legione, cui Caesius Nasica praeerat; nam Didius senectute gravis et multa copia..."Liber III
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...discessio. Post auditi Cyrenenses et accusante Anchario Prisco Caesius Cordus repetundarum damnatur. L. Ennium equitem Romanum, maiestatis postulatum..."