major
Dictionary entries
- Entry →magnus, magna -um, major -or -us, maximus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
large/great/big/vast/huge; much; powerful; tall/long/broad; extensive/spacious;; great (achievement); mighty; distinguished; skilled; bold/confident; proud;; full/complete/utter/pure; intense; loud; at high price; notable/famous; old;
nom. sg. (m./f.)voc. sg. (m./f.) - Entry →major, majoris:
Masculine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
ancestors (pl.);; mayor;
nom. sg.voc. sg.
Examples
Liber XI
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...quisquam ferat? Ut tibi tuorum sit major numerus togatulorum, librorum mihi sit minor meorum? Triginta prope jam diebus..."- G
Liber II
Gaius Julius Caesar from COMMENTARIORUM LIBRI III DE BELLO CIVILI
"...oppidum reppulerunt. Trebonius ea, quae sunt amissa, multo majore militum studio administrare et reficere instituit. Nam ubi tantos..."
