violentus

Latin

Etymology

From vīs (“strength”) +‎ -olentus (“full of, abounding in”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /wi.oˈlen.tus/, [wi.ɔˈɫɛn.tʊs]

Adjective

violentus (feminine violenta, neuter violentum, superlative violentissimus, adverb violenter); first/second-declension adjective

  1. forcible, violent, vehement
  2. impetuous; boisterous

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative violentus violenta violentum violentī violentae violenta
Genitive violentī violentae violentī violentōrum violentārum violentōrum
Dative violentō violentō violentīs
Accusative violentum violentam violentum violentōs violentās violenta
Ablative violentō violentā violentō violentīs
Vocative violente violenta violentum violentī violentae violenta

Descendants

References
  • violentus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • violentus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • violentus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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