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..."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..."
