adultum
Dictionary entries
- Entry →adultus, adulti:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Stelten (Ecclesiastical Latin)
- Age:
- Medieval
adult; one who has reached legal maturity (e.g., age 18 or 21);
acc. sg.gen. pl. - Entry →adolesco, adolescere, adolevi, adultus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · Intransitive
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
grow up, mature, reach manhood/peak; become established/strong; grow, increase;
acc. sg. perf. pass. part.acc. sg. perf. pass. part.acc. sg.nom. sg. perf. pass. part.voc. sg. perf. pass. part. - Entry →adultus, adulta -um, adultior -or -us, adultissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
grown (up/fully), mature, ripe; adult; at peak/height/full strength;
acc. sg. (m.)acc. sg. (n.)nom. sg. (n.)voc. sg. (n.)
Examples
Liber II
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...summum tetigere cacumen. inde minutatim vires et robur adultum frangit et in partem peiorem liquitur aetas. quippe etenim..."Virgil
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (Suetonius) from DE POETIS
"...duos fratres germanos, Silonem inpuberem, Flaccum iam adultum, cuius exitum sub nomine Daphnidis deflet. Inter cetera studia medicinae..."
Liber Secundus
Publius Papinius Statius from SILVAE
"...gremio puerum complexa fovebatInvidia: illa genas et adultum comere crinem,et monstrare artes et verba infigere, quae nuncplangimus..."Liber XXVII
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...iussit. Cum Afros uenderet iussu imperatoris quaestor, puerum adultum inter eos forma insigni cum audisset regii generis esse..."FRAGMENTA HISTORIARUM
Gaius Sallustius Crispus (Sallust)
"...primo mense veris novum dicatur ver, secundo adultum, tertio praeceps; sicut etiam Sallustius dicit ubique. SallustThe Latin LibraryThe..."Liber XIII
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...minas, neque principis auribus abstinere, quo minus testaretur adultum iam esse Britannicum, veram dignamque stirpem suscipiendo patris imperio..."
