pius: all forms
pius means “dutiful, devoted (to gods, country, family); good, holy”. Below is its full declension in Latin.
Positive
Positive, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | pius | pia | pium | |
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| Genitive | pii | piae | pii | |
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| Dative | pio | piae | pio | |
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| Accusative | pium | piam | pium | |
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| Ablative | pio | pia | pio | |
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| Vocative | pie | pia | pium | |
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Positive, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | pii | piae | pia | |
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| Genitive | piorum | piarum | piorum | |
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| Dative | | | | piis |
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| Accusative | pios | pias | pia | |
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| Ablative | | | | piis |
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| Vocative | pii | piae | pia | |
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Superlative
Superlative, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | piissimus | piissima | piissimum | |
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| Genitive | piissimi | piissimae | piissimi | |
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| Dative | piissimo | piissimae | piissimo | |
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| Accusative | piissimum | piissimam | piissimum | |
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| Ablative | piissimo | piissima | piissimo | |
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| Vocative | piissime | piissima | piissimum | |
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Superlative, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | piissimi | piissimae | piissima | |
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| Genitive | piissimorum | piissimarum | piissimorum | |
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| Dative | | | | piissimis |
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| Accusative | piissimos | piissimas | piissima | |
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| Ablative | | | | piissimis |
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| Vocative | piissimi | piissimae | piissima | |
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Meaning and examples of pius
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.