Adjective: modestus
Hyphenation:
Declension: First, Second
Nominative
| Singular masc. | modestus |
| Singular fem. | modesta |
| Singular neut. | modestum |
| Plural masc. | modestī |
| Plural fem. | modestae |
| Plural neut. | modesta |
Genitive
| Singular masc. | modestī |
| Singular fem. | modestae |
| Singular neut. | modestī |
| Plural masc. | modestōrum |
| Plural fem. | modestārum |
| Plural neut. | modestōrum |
Dative
| Singular masc. | modestō |
| Singular fem. | modestae |
| Singular neut. | modestō |
| Plural masc. | modestīs |
| Plural fem. | modestīs |
| Plural neut. | modestīs |
Accusative
| Singular masc. | modestum |
| Singular fem. | modestam |
| Singular neut. | modestum |
| Plural masc. | modestōs |
| Plural fem. | modestās |
| Plural neut. | modesta |
Ablative
| Singular masc. | modestō |
| Singular fem. | modestā |
| Singular neut. | modestō |
| Plural masc. | modestīs |
| Plural fem. | modestīs |
| Plural neut. | modestīs |
Vocative
| Singular masc. | modeste |
| Singular fem. | modesta |
| Singular neut. | modestum |
| Plural masc. | modestī |
| Plural fem. | modestae |
| Plural neut. | modesta |
Comparison
| Comparative | modestior |
| Superlative | modestissimus |
Sample Sentences
Adjectives inflected like modestus
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
From the same root as modus m (“measure, manner”), but not directly derived from this noun, which declines in Latin as a masculine o-stem. The form modestus is made up of components derived from Proto-Indo-European *med- (“to measure”) + *-os (noun-forming suffix) + *-tós (adjective-forming suffix) (Classical Latin -tus); this implies the existence at some point of a neuter s-stem noun (also indirectly attested by the -er- found in moderor). Compare scelestus, derived from the s-stem noun scelus n (or an ancestral form of it).
Verbs referencing "modestus"
Catalan Adjectives
modest, Romanian Adjectives
modest.
Translations