carus: all forms
carus means “dear; costly”. Below is its full declension in Latin.
Positive
Positive, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | carus | cara | carum | |
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| Genitive | cari | carae | cari | |
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| Dative | caro | carae | caro | |
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| Accusative | carum | caram | carum | |
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| Ablative | caro | cara | caro | |
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| Vocative | care | cara | carum | |
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Positive, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | cari | carae | cara | |
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| Genitive | carorum | cararum | carorum | |
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| Dative | | | | caris |
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| Accusative | caros | caras | cara | |
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| Ablative | | | | caris |
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| Vocative | cari | carae | cara | |
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Comparative
Comparative, singular | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | carius | carior |
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| Genitive | carioris | carioris |
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| Dative | | cariori |
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| Accusative | carius | cariorem |
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| Ablative | | cariore · cariori |
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| Vocative | carius | carior |
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Comparative, plural | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | cariora | cariores |
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| Genitive | | cariorum |
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| Dative | | carioribus |
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| Accusative | cariora | cariores |
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| Ablative | | carioribus |
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| Vocative | cariora | cariores |
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Superlative
Superlative, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | carissimus | carissima | carissimum | |
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| Genitive | carissimi | carissimae | carissimi | |
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| Dative | carissimo | carissimae | carissimo | |
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| Accusative | carissimum | carissimam | carissimum | |
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| Ablative | carissimo | carissima | carissimo | |
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| Vocative | carissime | carissima | carissimum | |
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Superlative, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | carissimi | carissimae | carissima | |
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| Genitive | carissimorum | carissimarum | carissimorum | |
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| Dative | | | | carissimis |
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| Accusative | carissimos | carissimas | carissima | |
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| Ablative | | | | carissimis |
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| Vocative | carissimi | carissimae | carissima | |
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Meaning and examples of carus
Source: Socratos (socratos.org), a free reader for Ancient Greek and Latin. Grammar from the Perseus Treebank and Morpheus; dictionary entries from Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary (Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA). Counts are from the texts on Socratos.