lenis: all forms
lenis means “gentle, mild, smooth, light; (leniter) gently”. Below is its full declension in Latin.
Positive
Positive, singular | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | lene | lenis |
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| Genitive | | lenis |
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| Dative | | leni |
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| Accusative | lene | lenem |
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| Ablative | | leni · lene |
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| Vocative | lene | lenis |
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Positive, plural | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | lenia | lenes |
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| Genitive | | lenium · lenum |
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| Dative | | lenibus |
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| Accusative | lenia | lenes · lenis |
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| Ablative | | lenibus |
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| Vocative | lenia | lenes |
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Comparative
Comparative, singular | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | lenius | lenior |
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| Genitive | lenioris | lenioris |
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| Dative | | leniori |
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| Accusative | lenius | leniorem |
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| Ablative | | leniore · leniori |
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| Vocative | lenius | lenior |
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Comparative, plural | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | leniora | leniores |
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| Genitive | | leniorum |
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| Dative | | lenioribus |
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| Accusative | leniora | leniores |
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| Ablative | | lenioribus |
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| Vocative | leniora | leniores |
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Superlative
Superlative, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | lenissimus | lenissima | lenissimum | |
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| Genitive | lenissimi | lenissimae | lenissimi | |
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| Dative | lenissimo | lenissimae | lenissimo | |
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| Accusative | lenissimum | lenissimam | lenissimum | |
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| Ablative | lenissimo | lenissima | lenissimo | |
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| Vocative | lenissime | lenissima | lenissimum | |
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Superlative, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | lenissimi | lenissimae | lenissima | |
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| Genitive | lenissimorum | lenissimarum | lenissimorum | |
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| Dative | | | | lenissimis |
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| Accusative | lenissimos | lenissimas | lenissima | |
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| Ablative | | | | lenissimis |
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| Vocative | lenissimi | lenissimae | lenissima | |
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Meaning and examples of lenis
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.