rarus: all forms
rarus means “scattered, far apart; few, rare; (raro) seldom”. Below is its full declension in Latin.
Positive
Positive, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | rarus | rara | rarum | |
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| Genitive | rari | rarae | rari | |
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| Dative | raro | rarae | raro | |
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| Accusative | rarum | raram | rarum | |
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| Ablative | raro | rara | raro | |
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| Vocative | rare | rara | rarum | |
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Positive, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | rari | rarae | rara | |
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| Genitive | rarorum | rararum | rarorum | |
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| Dative | | | | raris |
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| Accusative | raros | raras | rara | |
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| Ablative | | | | raris |
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| Vocative | rari | rarae | rara | |
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Comparative
Comparative, singular | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | rarius | rarior |
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| Genitive | rarioris | rarioris |
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| Dative | | rariori |
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| Accusative | rarius | rariorem |
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| Ablative | | rariore · rariori |
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| Vocative | rarius | rarior |
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Comparative, plural | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | rariora | rariores |
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| Genitive | | rariorum |
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| Dative | | rarioribus |
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| Accusative | rariora | rariores |
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| Ablative | | rarioribus |
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| Vocative | rariora | rariores |
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Superlative
Superlative, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | rarissimus | rarissima | rarissimum | |
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| Genitive | rarissimi | rarissimae | rarissimi | |
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| Dative | rarissimo | rarissimae | rarissimo | |
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| Accusative | rarissimum | rarissimam | rarissimum | |
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| Ablative | rarissimo | rarissima | rarissimo | |
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| Vocative | rarissime | rarissima | rarissimum | |
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Superlative, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | rarissimi | rarissimae | rarissima | |
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| Genitive | rarissimorum | rarissimarum | rarissimorum | |
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| Dative | | | | rarissimis |
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| Accusative | rarissimos | rarissimas | rarissima | |
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| Ablative | | | | rarissimis |
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| Vocative | rarissimi | rarissimae | rarissima | |
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Meaning and examples of rarus
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.