contemptus
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom contemnō (“I despise”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kɔnˈtɛmp.tʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [kon̪ˈt̪ɛmp.t̪us]
Adjective
editcontemptus (feminine contempta, neuter contemptum, superlative contemptissimus, adverb contemptim); first/second-declension adjective
- despised, despicable
- contemptible, vile
- Valued little, disregarded
- Quintus Curtius Rufus, Historiae Alexandri Magni, Book VI
- Parva saepe scintilla contempta magnum excitavit incendium.
- A small spark neglected has often roused to a great inferno.
- Parva saepe scintilla contempta magnum excitavit incendium.
- Quintus Curtius Rufus, Historiae Alexandri Magni, Book VI
Declension
editFirst/second-declension adjective.
singular | plural | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
nominative | contemptus | contempta | contemptum | contemptī | contemptae | contempta | |
genitive | contemptī | contemptae | contemptī | contemptōrum | contemptārum | contemptōrum | |
dative | contemptō | contemptae | contemptō | contemptīs | |||
accusative | contemptum | contemptam | contemptum | contemptōs | contemptās | contempta | |
ablative | contemptō | contemptā | contemptō | contemptīs | |||
vocative | contempte | contempta | contemptum | contemptī | contemptae | contempta |
Noun
editcontemptus m (genitive contemptūs); fourth declension
Declension
editFourth-declension noun.
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | contemptus | contemptūs |
genitive | contemptūs | contemptuum |
dative | contemptuī | contemptibus |
accusative | contemptum | contemptūs |
ablative | contemptū | contemptibus |
vocative | contemptus | contemptūs |
References
edit- “contemptus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “contemptus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- contemptus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.