venustus
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *wenostos (“beautiful”),.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /weˈnus.tus/, [wɛˈnʊs.tʊs]
Adjective
venustus (feminine venusta, neuter venustum); first/second declension
- charming, friendly, lovely, pleasing, comely, beautiful, elegant
- Synonym: dulcis
- Antonym: invenustus
- (of style) artistic, elegant
- (figuratively) affable, elegant, charming
Inflection
First/second declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| nominative | venustus | venusta | venustum | venustī | venustae | venusta | |
| genitive | venustī | venustae | venustī | venustōrum | venustārum | venustōrum | |
| dative | venustō | venustō | venustīs | ||||
| accusative | venustum | venustam | venustum | venustōs | venustās | venusta | |
| ablative | venustō | venustā | venustō | venustīs | |||
| vocative | venuste | venusta | venustum | venustī | venustae | venusta | |
- comparative: venustior, superlative: venustissimus
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References
- venustus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- venustus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- venustus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- venustus in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
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