adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
modernus
modernus (feminine moderna, neuter modernum)
Classical[mɔˈdɛr.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[moˈdɛr.nus]
Meaning
- adjectivepost Classicalmodern
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | modernus | moderna | modernum |
| genitive | modernī | modernae | modernī |
| dative | modernō | modernae | modernō |
| accusative | modernum | modernam | modernum |
| ablative | modernō | modernā | modernō |
| vocative | moderne | moderna | modernum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | modernī | modernae | moderna |
| genitive | modernōrum | modernārum | modernōrum |
| dative | modernīs | modernīs | modernīs |
| accusative | modernōs | modernās | moderna |
| ablative | modernīs | modernīs | modernīs |
| vocative | modernī | modernae | moderna |
mŏdernus, a, um, adj. from modo, just now; like hodiernus from hodie,
I. modern (post-class.); as subst.: mŏderna, ōrum, n., things or institutions of the present:
antiquorum diligentissimus imitator, modernorum nobilissimus institutor, Cassiod. Var. 4, 51.Origins
From modo (“just now”) + -rnus, after hodiernus.
Descendants
- Catalanmodern
- Englishmodern
- Frenchmoderne
- Germanmodern
- Italianmoderno
- Portuguesemoderno
- Romanianmodern
- Spanishmoderno
- Asturianmodernu