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contemptus
contemptus
Latin
Adjective
contemptus m (feminine contempta, neuter contemptum); first/second declension
- despised, despicable
- contemptible, vile
- Valued little, disregarded
- Quintus Curtius Rufus, Historiae Alexandri Magni, Book VI
- Parva saepe scintilla contempta magnum excitavit incendium.
- A small spark neglected has often roused to a great inferno.
- Parva saepe scintilla contempta magnum excitavit incendium.
- Quintus Curtius Rufus, Historiae Alexandri Magni, Book VI
Inflection
First/second declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| nominative | contemptus | contempta | contemptum | contemptī | contemptae | contempta | |
| genitive | contemptī | contemptae | contemptī | contemptōrum | contemptārum | contemptōrum | |
| dative | contemptō | contemptō | contemptīs | ||||
| accusative | contemptum | contemptam | contemptum | contemptōs | contemptās | contempta | |
| ablative | contemptō | contemptā | contemptō | contemptīs | |||
| vocative | contempte | contempta | contemptum | contemptī | contemptae | contempta | |
Noun
contemptus m (genitive contemptūs); fourth declension
Inflection
Fourth declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | contemptus | contemptūs |
| genitive | contemptūs | contemptuum |
| dative | contemptuī | contemptibus |
| accusative | contemptum | contemptūs |
| ablative | contemptū | contemptibus |
| vocative | contemptus | contemptūs |
References
- contemptus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- contemptus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “contemptus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.