Adjective: simplex
Hyphenation:
Declension: Third
Nominative
| Singular masc. | simplex |
| Singular fem. | simplex |
| Singular neut. | simplex |
| Plural masc. | simplicēs |
| Plural fem. | simplicēs |
| Plural neut. | simplicia |
Genitive
| Singular masc. | simplicis |
| Singular fem. | simplicis |
| Singular neut. | simplicis |
| Plural masc. | simplicium |
| Plural fem. | simplicium |
| Plural neut. | simplicium |
Dative
| Singular masc. | simplicī |
| Singular fem. | simplicī |
| Singular neut. | simplicī |
| Plural masc. | simplicibus |
| Plural fem. | simplicibus |
| Plural neut. | simplicibus |
Accusative
| Singular masc. | simplicem |
| Singular fem. | simplicem |
| Singular neut. | simplex |
| Plural masc. | simplicīs; simplicēs |
| Plural fem. | simplicīs; simplicēs |
| Plural neut. | simplicia |
Ablative
| Singular masc. | simplicī; simplice |
| Singular fem. | simplicī; simplice |
| Singular neut. | simplicī; simplice |
| Plural masc. | simplicibus |
| Plural fem. | simplicibus |
| Plural neut. | simplicibus |
Vocative
| Singular masc. | simplex |
| Singular fem. | simplex |
| Singular neut. | simplex |
| Plural masc. | simplicēs |
| Plural fem. | simplicēs |
| Plural neut. | simplicia |
Comparison
| Comparative | simplicior |
| Superlative | simplicissimus |
Sample Sentences
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male crēditis hostī: simplex nōbilitās, perfida tēla cavē! (You do wrong to trust the enemy: Guileless nobles, beware of treacherous weapons!) [8 CE, Ovidius, Fasti 2.225–226]
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Simplices sunt, qui nullam aliam partem habent nisi solam unitatem, ut ternarius solam tertiam, et quinarius solam quintam, et septenarius solam septimam. His enim una pars sola est. (Prime numbers cannot be partitioned by any other number except one; three has only three, five only five, and seven only seven. For these numbers there is one sole part.) [Isidore of Seville, Etymologies 3.5.7]
Adjectives inflected like simplex
simplex,
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *sem-
3. Proto-Indo-European *sm̥-der.
4. Latin sem-
5. Proto-Indo-European *pel-der.?
6. Latin -plex
7. Latin simplex
8. From sem- (“one; single-”) + -plex (“-fold”). The first element (from Proto-Indo-European *sem-, *sm̥-) does not occur independently in Latin, but is also seen in semel (“once”) and semper (“always, forever”). De Vaan reconstructs Proto-Italic *sm̥-plak-s, but also reconstructs Proto-Italic *-plek-s.
Verbs referencing "simplex"
English Adjectives
simple, Asturian Adjectives
simple, French Adjectives
simple, Swedish Adjectives
simpel, Portuguese Adjectives
simples, Finnish Adjectives
simppeli.
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