contemptus, contempta -um, contemptior -or -us, contemptissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
= despised, despicable, paltry, mean; contemptible, vile;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | contemptus | contempti |
| Gen. | contempti | contemptorum |
| Dat. | contempto | — |
| Acc. | contemptum | contemptos |
| Voc. | contempte | contempti |
| Abl. | contempto | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | contempta | contemptae |
| Gen. | contemptae | contemptarum |
| Dat. | contemptae | — |
| Acc. | contemptam | contemptas |
| Voc. | contempta | contemptae |
| Abl. | contempta | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | contemptum | contempta |
| Gen. | contempti | contemptorum |
| Dat. | contempto | — |
| Acc. | contemptum | contempta |
| Voc. | contemptum | contempta |
| Abl. | contempto | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | contemptius | contemptiora |
| Gen. | contemptioris | — |
| Acc. | contemptius | contemptiora |
| Voc. | contemptius | contemptiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | contemptissimus | contemptissimi |
| Gen. | contemptissimi | contemptissimorum |
| Dat. | contemptissimo | — |
| Acc. | contemptissimum | contemptissimos |
| Voc. | contemptissime | contemptissimi |
| Abl. | contemptissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | contemptissima | contemptissimae |
| Gen. | contemptissimae | contemptissimarum |
| Dat. | contemptissimae | — |
| Acc. | contemptissimam | contemptissimas |
| Voc. | contemptissima | contemptissimae |
| Abl. | contemptissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | contemptissimum | contemptissima |
| Gen. | contemptissimi | contemptissimorum |
| Dat. | contemptissimo | — |
| Acc. | contemptissimum | contemptissima |
| Voc. | contemptissimum | contemptissima |
| Abl. | contemptissimo | — |
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