conspicuus

Latin

Etymology

From cōnspic(iō) (“to notice”) +‎ -uus, from con- (“with, together”) + speciō (“look at”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /konˈspi.ku.us/, [kõːˈspɪ.kʊ.ʊs]

Adjective

conspicuus (feminine conspicua, neuter conspicuum); first/second declension

  1. visible
  2. striking, conspicuous, distinguished, illustrious, remarkable (attracting attention)

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative conspicuus conspicua conspicuum conspicuī conspicuae conspicua
Genitive conspicuī conspicuae conspicuī conspicuōrum conspicuārum conspicuōrum
Dative conspicuō conspicuō conspicuīs
Accusative conspicuum conspicuam conspicuum conspicuōs conspicuās conspicua
Ablative conspicuō conspicuā conspicuō conspicuīs
Vocative conspicue conspicua conspicuum conspicuī conspicuae conspicua

References
  • conspicuus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • conspicuus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • conspicuus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to make oneself conspicuous: conspici, conspicuum esse aliqua re
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