Spectabilis, Spectabilis:
Masculine · Noun · 3rd declension · variant: 3rd
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
- Age:
- Late
- Field:
- Government
Respectable, title of high officers of late empire; (below Illustres);
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | Spectabilis | Spectabiles |
| Gen. | Spectabilis | Spectabilium, Spectabilum |
| Dat. | Spectabili | Spectabilibus |
| Acc. | Spectabilem, Spectabilim | Spectabiles |
| Voc. | Spectabilis | Spectabiles |
| Abl. | Spectabile, Spectabili | Spectabilibus |
Examples
Liber XX
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...eius inlinitur, si familia aut corporibus electa aut spectabilis cultu est. Omnium istorum felicitas in publicum spectat: ille..."
Liber Quartus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...grauioris heri, sublimis agebat, dulce rubens uiridique genas spectabilis aeuo. Arcades huic ueteres astris lunaque priores agmina fida..."Metamorphoses VII
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...tamen Cephalum dextrasque dedere inque patris duxere domum: spectabilis heros et veteris retinens etiamnum pignora formae ingreditur ramumque..."Metamorphoses VI
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...venit comitum Niobe celeberrima turba vestibus intexto Phrygiis spectabilis auro et, quantum ira sinit, formosa; movensque decoro..."Metamorphoses III
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...medio est, cingentibus ultima silvis, purus ab arboribus, spectabilis undique, campus: hic oculis illum cernentem sacra profanis prima..."Amores I
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Amores
"...amatoris milia multa leges. ipse deus vatum palla spectabilis aurea tractat inauratae consona fila lyrae. qui dabit, ille..."