gravis: all forms
gravis means “heavy; serious; important”. Below is its full declension in Latin.
Positive
Positive, singular | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | grave | gravis |
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| Genitive | | gravis |
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| Dative | | gravi |
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| Accusative | grave | gravem |
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| Ablative | | gravi · grave |
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| Vocative | grave | gravis |
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Positive, plural | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | gravia | graves |
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| Genitive | | gravium · gravum |
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| Dative | | gravibus |
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| Accusative | gravia | gravis · graves |
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| Ablative | | gravibus |
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| Vocative | gravia | graves |
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Comparative
Comparative, singular | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | gravius | gravior |
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| Genitive | gravioris | gravioris |
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| Dative | | graviori |
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| Accusative | gravius | graviorem |
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| Ablative | | graviore · graviori |
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| Vocative | gravius | gravior |
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Comparative, plural | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | graviora | graviores |
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| Genitive | | graviorum |
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| Dative | | gravioribus |
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| Accusative | graviora | graviores |
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| Ablative | | gravioribus |
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| Vocative | graviora | graviores |
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Superlative
Superlative, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | gravissimus | gravissima | gravissimum | |
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| Genitive | gravissimi | gravissimae | gravissimi | |
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| Dative | gravissimo | gravissimae | gravissimo | |
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| Accusative | gravissimum | gravissimam | gravissimum | |
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| Ablative | gravissimo | gravissima | gravissimo | |
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| Vocative | gravissime | gravissima | gravissimum | |
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Superlative, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | gravissimi | gravissimae | gravissima | |
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| Genitive | gravissimorum | gravissimarum | gravissimorum | |
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| Dative | | | | gravissimis |
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| Accusative | gravissimos | gravissimas | gravissima | |
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| Ablative | | | | gravissimis |
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| Vocative | gravissimi | gravissimae | gravissima | |
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Meaning and examples of gravis
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.