dives: all forms
dives means “rich, wealthy”. Below is its full declension in Latin.
Positive
Positive, singular | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | | dives |
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| Genitive | | divitis |
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| Dative | | diviti |
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| Accusative | dives | divitem |
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| Ablative | | divite · diviti |
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| Vocative | | dives |
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Positive, plural | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | divitia | divites |
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| Genitive | | divitum · divitium |
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| Dative | | divitibus |
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| Accusative | divitia | divites · divitis |
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| Ablative | | divitibus |
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| Vocative | divitia | divites |
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Comparative
Comparative, singular | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | divitius | divitior |
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| Genitive | divitioris | divitioris |
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| Dative | | divitiori |
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| Accusative | divitius | divitiorem |
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| Ablative | | divitiore · divitiori |
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| Vocative | divitius | divitior |
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Comparative, plural | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | divitiora | divitiores |
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| Genitive | | divitiorum |
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| Dative | | divitioribus |
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| Accusative | divitiora | divitiores |
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| Ablative | | divitioribus |
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| Vocative | divitiora | divitiores |
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Superlative
Superlative, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | divitissimus | divitissima | divitissimum | |
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| Genitive | divitissimi | divitissimae | divitissimi | |
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| Dative | divitissimo | divitissimae | divitissimo | |
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| Accusative | divitissimum | divitissimam | divitissimum | |
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| Ablative | divitissimo | divitissima | divitissimo | |
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| Vocative | divitissime | divitissima | divitissimum | |
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Superlative, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | divitissimi | divitissimae | divitissima | |
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| Genitive | divitissimorum | divitissimarum | divitissimorum | |
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| Dative | | | | divitissimis |
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| Accusative | divitissimos | divitissimas | divitissima | |
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| Ablative | | | | divitissimis |
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| Vocative | divitissimi | divitissimae | divitissima | |
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Meaning and examples of dives
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.