Adjective: magnus
Hyphenation:
Declension: First, Second
Nominative
| Singular masc. | magnus |
| Singular fem. | magna |
| Singular neut. | magnum |
| Plural masc. | magnī |
| Plural fem. | magnae |
| Plural neut. | magna |
Genitive
| Singular masc. | magnī |
| Singular fem. | magnae |
| Singular neut. | magnī |
| Plural masc. | magnōrum |
| Plural fem. | magnārum |
| Plural neut. | magnōrum |
Dative
| Singular masc. | magnō |
| Singular fem. | magnae |
| Singular neut. | magnō |
| Plural masc. | magnīs |
| Plural fem. | magnīs |
| Plural neut. | magnīs |
Accusative
| Singular masc. | magnum |
| Singular fem. | magnam |
| Singular neut. | magnum |
| Plural masc. | magnōs |
| Plural fem. | magnās |
| Plural neut. | magna |
Ablative
| Singular masc. | magnō |
| Singular fem. | magnā |
| Singular neut. | magnō |
| Plural masc. | magnīs |
| Plural fem. | magnīs |
| Plural neut. | magnīs |
Vocative
| Singular masc. | magne |
| Singular fem. | magna |
| Singular neut. | magnum |
| Plural masc. | magnī |
| Plural fem. | magnae |
| Plural neut. | magna |
Comparison
| Comparative | maior |
| Superlative | maximus; maxumus |
Sample Sentences
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Magna Britannia (Great Britain)
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mare magnum (great sea)
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Magnum ibi numerum versuum ēdiscere dīcuntur. (There they are said to learn by heart a large number of verses.) [100 BCE – 44 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentariī dē Bellō Gallicō 6.14]
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Carolus Magnus (Charlemagne / Charles the Great)
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magna petis (You are inquiring [about] great [matters]) [8 CE, Ovidius, Fasti 3.313]
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Enimvērō spectātum satis putābam et magnum exemplum continentiae. (In fact, I supposed him sufficiently tested and a great example of self-control.) [166 BCE, Publius Terentius Afer, Andria 1.1]
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Magnus es, domine, et laudābilis valdē. (Great are you, O Lord, and very much praiseworthy.) [397 CE – 400 CE, Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis, Cōnfessiōnēs 1.1]
Adjectives inflected like magnus
magnus,
Etymology
1. From Proto-Italic *magnos, from Proto-Indo-European *m̥ǵh₂nós, from *méǵh₂s (“great”).
2. Cognates include Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs, “big; large”), Sanskrit म॒ह (mahá, “great; mighty; strong; abundant”), Middle Persian ms (meh/mah, “great”) (from earlier *maθ and whence Persian مه (meh)), Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬰- (maz-, “large”), Tocharian B māka (“large”), Hittite [script needed] (mēkkis, “much; many; numerous”), Old Armenian մեծ (mec), Old Irish maige (“great, large”), Albanian madh (“large”) and Old English micel (English much).
Verbs referencing "magnus"
Italian Adjectives
magno, Spanish Adjectives
magno, Portuguese Adjectives
magnífico, Spanish Adjectives
maño.
Translations