castus – Latin adjective declension

Adjective: castus
Hyphenation:

Declension: First, Second

Nominative

Singular masc.	castus
Singular fem.	casta
Singular neut.	castum
Plural masc.	castī
Plural fem.	castae
Plural neut.	casta

Genitive

Singular masc.	castī
Singular fem.	castae
Singular neut.	castī
Plural masc.	castōrum
Plural fem.	castārum
Plural neut.	castōrum

Dative

Singular masc.	castō
Singular fem.	castae
Singular neut.	castō
Plural masc.	castīs
Plural fem.	castīs
Plural neut.	castīs

Accusative

Singular masc.	castum
Singular fem.	castam
Singular neut.	castum
Plural masc.	castōs
Plural fem.	castās
Plural neut.	casta

Ablative

Singular masc.	castō
Singular fem.	castā
Singular neut.	castō
Plural masc.	castīs
Plural fem.	castīs
Plural neut.	castīs

Vocative

Singular masc.	caste
Singular fem.	casta
Singular neut.	castum
Plural masc.	castī
Plural fem.	castae
Plural neut.	casta

Comparison

Comparative	castior
Superlative	castissimus

Sample Sentences

casta quidem, sed nōn et crēdita: rūmor inīquus (Chaste, [she was] indeed, and yet had not been believed [to be so]:

unjust slander had wronged her, and she was charged on a false accusation.

(See Claudia Quinta.)) [8 CE, Ovidius, Fasti 4.307–308]

Adjectives inflected like castus

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

Verbal adjective from the same root of careō (“to lack”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *ḱes- (“to cut”). Compare the meanings of pūrus/putus and derived putō. Related to Etruscan 𐌂𐌀𐌔𐌕𐌂𐌄 (castce).

Verbs referencing "castus"

Catalan Adjectives cast, Romanian Adjectives cast, English Adjectives chaste, French Adjectives chaste, Galician Adjectives casto, Italian Adjectives casto, Portuguese Adjectives casto, Spanish Adjectives castizo.