adjectivethird declension
alsior
alsior (comparative, neuter alsius, no positive form)
Classical[ˈaɫ.si.ɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈal.si.or]
Meaning
- comparativerarecolder, more chilly
Topiarium laudavi: ita omnia convestivit hedera, qua basim villae, qua intercolumnia ambulationis, ut denique illi palliati topiariam facere videantur et hederam vendere. Iam ἀποδυτηρίῳ nihil alsius, nihil muscosius.
c. 60 BCE – 54 BCE, Cicero, Epistulae ad Quintum fratrem 3.1.2
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | alsior | alsior | alsius |
| genitive | alsiōris | alsiōris | alsiōris |
| dative | alsiōrī | alsiōrī | alsiōrī |
| accusative | alsiōrem | alsiōrem | alsius |
| ablative | alsiōre alsiōrī | alsiōre alsiōrī | alsiōre alsiōrī |
| vocative | alsior | alsior | alsius |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | alsiōrēs | alsiōrēs | alsiōra |
| genitive | alsiōrum | alsiōrum | alsiōrum |
| dative | alsiōribus | alsiōribus | alsiōribus |
| accusative | alsiōrēs alsiōrīs | alsiōrēs alsiōrīs | alsiōra |
| ablative | alsiōribus | alsiōribus | alsiōribus |
| vocative | alsiōrēs | alsiōrēs | alsiōra |
Origins
Comparative of *alsus, from algeō (“to feel cold”) + -tus or a lost perfect passive participle of the same. See also alsius.