vetus: all forms
vetus means “old, ancient”. Below is its full declension in Latin.
Positive
Positive, singular | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | | vetus |
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| Genitive | | veteris |
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| Dative | | veteri |
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| Accusative | vetus | veterem |
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| Ablative | | vetere · veteri |
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| Vocative | | vetus |
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Positive, plural | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | veteria | veteres |
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| Genitive | | veterum · veterium |
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| Dative | | veteribus |
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| Accusative | veteria | veteres · veteris |
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| Ablative | | veteribus |
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| Vocative | veteria | veteres |
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Comparative
Comparative, singular | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | veterius | veterior |
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| Genitive | veterioris | veterioris |
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| Dative | | veteriori |
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| Accusative | veterius | veteriorem |
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| Ablative | | veteriore · veteriori |
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| Vocative | veterius | veterior |
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Comparative, plural | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | veteriora | veteriores |
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| Genitive | | veteriorum |
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| Dative | | veterioribus |
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| Accusative | veteriora | veteriores |
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| Ablative | | veterioribus |
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| Vocative | veteriora | veteriores |
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Superlative
Superlative, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | veterrimus | veterrima | veterrimum | |
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| Genitive | veterrimi | veterrimae | veterrimi | |
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| Dative | veterrimo | veterrimae | veterrimo | |
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| Accusative | veterrimum | veterrimam | veterrimum | |
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| Ablative | veterrimo | veterrima | veterrimo | |
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| Vocative | veterrime | veterrima | veterrimum | |
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Superlative, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | veterrimi | veterrimae | veterrima | |
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| Genitive | veterrimorum | veterrimarum | veterrimorum | |
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| Dative | | | | veterrimis |
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| Accusative | veterrimos | veterrimas | veterrima | |
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| Ablative | | | | veterrimis |
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| Vocative | veterrimi | veterrimae | veterrima | |
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Meaning and examples of vetus
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.