diffusus, diffusa -um, diffusior -or -us, diffusissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
spread out; wide; extending/covering widely; extensive/expansive (writing);
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | diffusus | diffusi |
| Gen. | diffusi | diffusorum |
| Dat. | diffuso | — |
| Acc. | diffusum | diffusos |
| Voc. | diffuse | diffusi |
| Abl. | diffuso | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | diffusa | diffusae |
| Gen. | diffusae | diffusarum |
| Dat. | diffusae | — |
| Acc. | diffusam | diffusas |
| Voc. | diffusa | diffusae |
| Abl. | diffusa | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | diffusum | diffusa |
| Gen. | diffusi | diffusorum |
| Dat. | diffuso | — |
| Acc. | diffusum | diffusa |
| Voc. | diffusum | diffusa |
| Abl. | diffuso | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | diffusius | diffusiora |
| Gen. | diffusioris | — |
| Acc. | diffusius | diffusiora |
| Voc. | diffusius | diffusiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | diffusissimus | diffusissimi |
| Gen. | diffusissimi | diffusissimorum |
| Dat. | diffusissimo | — |
| Acc. | diffusissimum | diffusissimos |
| Voc. | diffusissime | diffusissimi |
| Abl. | diffusissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | diffusissima | diffusissimae |
| Gen. | diffusissimae | diffusissimarum |
| Dat. | diffusissimae | — |
| Acc. | diffusissimam | diffusissimas |
| Voc. | diffusissima | diffusissimae |
| Abl. | diffusissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | diffusissimum | diffusissima |
| Gen. | diffusissimi | diffusissimorum |
| Dat. | diffusissimo | — |
| Acc. | diffusissimum | diffusissima |
| Voc. | diffusissimum | diffusissima |
| Abl. | diffusissimo | — |
Examples
Liber IV
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...uitamet quantum natura petat. non erigit aegrosnobilis ignoto diffusus consule Bacchus,non auro murraque bibunt, sed gurgite puro..."Liber III
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...amittit uires, nisi robore densaeoccurrunt siluae, spatio diffusus inani,utque perit magnus nullis obstantibus ignis,sic hostes mihi..."Liber I
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...decimo iam uincitis anno, 300hoc cruor Arctois meruit diffusus in aruisuolneraque et mortes hiemesque sub Alpibus actae..."Liber V
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...corpore concreto circum datus undique saepsit et late diffusus in omnis undique partis omnia sic avido complexu cetera..."Liber IV
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from QUAESTIONES NATURALES
"...nunc uero magnas solitudines peruagatus et in paludes diffusus gentibus sparsus circa Philas primum ex uago et errante..."Liber II
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from QUAESTIONES NATURALES
"...permeat. Ab aethere lucidissimo aer in terram usque diffusus est, aggilior quidem tenuiorque et altior terris nec minus..."ad Helviam
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DE CONSOLATIONE
"...spiritus per omnia maxima ac minima aequali intentione diffusus, siue fatum et inmutabilis causarum inter se cohaerentium series..."SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...provocare si prasinus proximis circensibus primam palmam". [LXXI] Diffusus hac contentione Trimalchio: "Amici, inquit, et servi homines sunt..."