tonsus, tonsa, tonsum:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st · comparison: positive
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
shorn, clipped, cut, lopped;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | tonsus | tonsi |
| Gen. | tonsi | tonsorum |
| Dat. | tonso | — |
| Acc. | tonsum | tonsos |
| Voc. | tonse | tonsi |
| Abl. | tonso | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | tonsa | tonsae |
| Gen. | tonsae | tonsarum |
| Dat. | tonsae | — |
| Acc. | tonsam | tonsas |
| Voc. | tonsa | tonsae |
| Abl. | tonsa | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | tonsum | tonsa |
| Gen. | tonsi | tonsorum |
| Dat. | tonso | — |
| Acc. | tonsum | tonsa |
| Voc. | tonsum | tonsa |
| Abl. | tonso | — |
Examples
Amphitruo
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...vestitum: tam consimilest atque ego; sura, pes, statura, tonsus, oculi, nasum vel labra, malae, mentum, barba, collus: totus..."Liber VII
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Pliny the Younger) from EPISTVLARVM LIBRI DECEM
"...vertice amputantem capillos. Ubi illuxit, ipse circa verticem tonsus, capilli iacentes reperiuntur. Exiguum temporis medium, et rursus simile..."