honestus – Latin adjective declension

Adjective: honestus
Hyphenation:

Declension: First, Second

Nominative

Singular masc.	honestus
Singular fem.	honesta
Singular neut.	honestum
Plural masc.	honestī
Plural fem.	honestae
Plural neut.	honesta

Genitive

Singular masc.	honestī
Singular fem.	honestae
Singular neut.	honestī
Plural masc.	honestōrum
Plural fem.	honestārum
Plural neut.	honestōrum

Dative

Singular masc.	honestō
Singular fem.	honestae
Singular neut.	honestō
Plural masc.	honestīs
Plural fem.	honestīs
Plural neut.	honestīs

Accusative

Singular masc.	honestum
Singular fem.	honestam
Singular neut.	honestum
Plural masc.	honestōs
Plural fem.	honestās
Plural neut.	honesta

Ablative

Singular masc.	honestō
Singular fem.	honestā
Singular neut.	honestō
Plural masc.	honestīs
Plural fem.	honestīs
Plural neut.	honestīs

Vocative

Singular masc.	honeste
Singular fem.	honesta
Singular neut.	honestum
Plural masc.	honestī
Plural fem.	honestae
Plural neut.	honesta

Comparison

Comparative	honestior
Superlative	honestissimus

Sample Sentences

“Honesta,” inquit, “rēs est laeta paupertās.” ((Seneca quotes from a now-lost work of Epicurus:) “Cheerful poverty,” [Epicurus] says, “is an honorable condition.”) [c. 4 BCE – 65 CE, Seneca Minor, Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium 1.2.5]

Adjectives inflected like honestus

scītus, inadustus, saevus, commodus, vāstus, frāctus, perfectus, pecūniōsus, scelestus, īnfestus, īnfirmus, splendidus, perītus, iugōsus, glōriōsus, vulgātus, lascīvus, sevērus, irritus, facinorōsus, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)

Etymology

By surface analysis, honor /honōs (“honor, esteem”) + -tus (forming adjectives). Compare possibly Paelignian hanustu.

Verbs referencing "honestus"

English Adjectives honest, Catalan Adjectives honest, Italian Adjectives onesto, Portuguese Adjectives honesto, Spanish Adjectives honesto, French Adjectives honnête, Romanian Adjectives onest, French Adjectives honête, Swedish Adjectives honnett.