instructus, instructa -um, instructior -or -us, instructissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Lesser
equipped, fitted out, prepared; learned, trained, skilled; drawn up/arranged;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | instructus | instructi |
| Gen. | instructi | instructorum |
| Dat. | instructo | — |
| Acc. | instructum | instructos |
| Voc. | instructe | instructi |
| Abl. | instructo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | instructa | instructae |
| Gen. | instructae | instructarum |
| Dat. | instructae | — |
| Acc. | instructam | instructas |
| Voc. | instructa | instructae |
| Abl. | instructa | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | instructum | instructa |
| Gen. | instructi | instructorum |
| Dat. | instructo | — |
| Acc. | instructum | instructa |
| Voc. | instructum | instructa |
| Abl. | instructo | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | instructius | instructiora |
| Gen. | instructioris | — |
| Acc. | instructius | instructiora |
| Voc. | instructius | instructiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | instructissimus | instructissimi |
| Gen. | instructissimi | instructissimorum |
| Dat. | instructissimo | — |
| Acc. | instructissimum | instructissimos |
| Voc. | instructissime | instructissimi |
| Abl. | instructissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | instructissima | instructissimae |
| Gen. | instructissimae | instructissimarum |
| Dat. | instructissimae | — |
| Acc. | instructissimam | instructissimas |
| Voc. | instructissima | instructissimae |
| Abl. | instructissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | instructissimum | instructissima |
| Gen. | instructissimi | instructissimorum |
| Dat. | instructissimo | — |
| Acc. | instructissimum | instructissima |
| Voc. | instructissimum | instructissima |
| Abl. | instructissimo | — |
Examples
- L
Libri XVII-XVIII
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...amplius arma desiderat? Ergonec sapiens; satis enim vitae instructus, satis armatus est. ' Ad haecrespondeo: et qui in summum..." - M
Liber X
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...locum, ex cognitione rerum exemplorumque, quibus in primis instructus esse debet orator; nec omnia testimonia expectet a litigatore..." - P
Aeneid VI
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...socer Alpinis atque arce Monoeci descendens, gener adversis instructus Eois! ne, pueri, ne tanta animis adsuescite bella..." - M
Liber Quintus
Marcus Tullius Cicero from De Finibus
"...excellat aliis, animumque ita constitutum, ut et sensibus instructus sit et habeat praestantiam mentis, cui tota bominis natura..." - M
Liber Secundus
Marcus Tullius Cicero from De Finibus
"...potuerit, gaudebit; deprehensus omnem poenam contemnet. erit enim instructus ad mortem contemnendam, ad exilium, ad ipsum etiam dolorem..." - M
Liber Primus
Marcus Tullius Cicero from De Finibus
"...melius sit, migrare de vita. his rebus instructus semper est in voluptate. neque enim tempus est ullum..." - G
Liber III
Gaius Julius Caesar from COMMENTARIORUM LIBRI III DE BELLO CIVILI
"...constituebat, ut tertia acies vallum contingeret, omnis quidem instructus exercitus telis ex vallo coniectis protegi posset. Aetolia, Acarnania..." Liber IV
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...meruit nugas primus habere meas. Curre, sed instructus: comitetur Punica librum spongea: muneribus conuenit illa meis. Non possunt..."