rectus: all forms
rectus means “straight; right, proper”. Below is its full declension in Latin.
Positive
Positive, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | rectus | recta | rectum | |
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| Genitive | recti | rectae | recti | |
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| Dative | recto | rectae | recto | |
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| Accusative | rectum | rectam | rectum | |
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| Ablative | recto | recta | recto | |
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| Vocative | recte | recta | rectum | |
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Positive, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | recti | rectae | recta | |
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| Genitive | rectorum | rectarum | rectorum | |
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| Dative | | | | rectis |
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| Accusative | rectos | rectas | recta | |
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| Ablative | | | | rectis |
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| Vocative | recti | rectae | recta | |
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Comparative
Comparative, singular | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | rectius | rectior |
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| Genitive | rectioris | rectioris |
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| Dative | | rectiori |
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| Accusative | rectius | rectiorem |
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| Ablative | | rectiore · rectiori |
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| Vocative | rectius | rectior |
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Comparative, plural | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | rectiora | rectiores |
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| Genitive | | rectiorum |
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| Dative | | rectioribus |
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| Accusative | rectiora | rectiores |
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| Ablative | | rectioribus |
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| Vocative | rectiora | rectiores |
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Superlative
Superlative, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | rectissimus | rectissima | rectissimum | |
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| Genitive | rectissimi | rectissimae | rectissimi | |
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| Dative | rectissimo | rectissimae | rectissimo | |
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| Accusative | rectissimum | rectissimam | rectissimum | |
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| Ablative | rectissimo | rectissima | rectissimo | |
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| Vocative | rectissime | rectissima | rectissimum | |
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Superlative, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | rectissimi | rectissimae | rectissima | |
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| Genitive | rectissimorum | rectissimarum | rectissimorum | |
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| Dative | | | | rectissimis |
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| Accusative | rectissimos | rectissimas | rectissima | |
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| Ablative | | | | rectissimis |
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| Vocative | rectissimi | rectissimae | rectissima | |
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Meaning and examples of rectus
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.