castus: all forms
castus means “pure, chaste, virtuous; holy”. Below is its full declension in Latin.
Positive
Positive, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | castus | casta | castum | |
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| Genitive | casti | castae | casti | |
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| Dative | casto | castae | casto | |
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| Accusative | castum | castam | castum | |
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| Ablative | casto | casta | casto | |
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| Vocative | caste | casta | castum | |
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Positive, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | casti | castae | casta | |
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| Genitive | castorum | castarum | castorum | |
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| Dative | | | | castis |
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| Accusative | castos | castas | casta | |
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| Ablative | | | | castis |
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| Vocative | casti | castae | casta | |
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Comparative
Comparative, singular | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | castius | castior |
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| Genitive | castioris | castioris |
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| Dative | | castiori |
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| Accusative | castius | castiorem |
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| Ablative | | castiore · castiori |
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| Vocative | castius | castior |
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Comparative, plural | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | castiora | castiores |
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| Genitive | | castiorum |
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| Dative | | castioribus |
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| Accusative | castiora | castiores |
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| Ablative | | castioribus |
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| Vocative | castiora | castiores |
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Superlative
Superlative, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | castissimus | castissima | castissimum | |
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| Genitive | castissimi | castissimae | castissimi | |
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| Dative | castissimo | castissimae | castissimo | |
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| Accusative | castissimum | castissimam | castissimum | |
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| Ablative | castissimo | castissima | castissimo | |
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| Vocative | castissime | castissima | castissimum | |
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Superlative, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | castissimi | castissimae | castissima | |
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| Genitive | castissimorum | castissimarum | castissimorum | |
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| Dative | | | | castissimis |
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| Accusative | castissimos | castissimas | castissima | |
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| Ablative | | | | castissimis |
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| Vocative | castissimi | castissimae | castissima | |
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Meaning and examples of castus
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.