nobilior

See also: Nobilior

Latin

Adjective

nōbilior (neuter nōbilius); third declension

  1. comparative degree of nōbilis
    • 8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 4.599-600:
      ‘nōn ego nōbilior: posita est mihi rēgia caelō,
      possidet alter aquās, alter ināne chaos’
      ‘‘I am not [of] more noble birth [than he]: the location of my royal palace is in heaven,
      [and] one [brother] possesses the waters, [and yet] another the vacant Underworld.’’

      (Jupiter (mythology) replies to Demeter/Ceres (mythology) about the abduction of their daughter Persephone/Proserpina by the god of the Underworld, Dīs Pater.)

Declension

Third-declension comparative adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative nōbilior nōbilius nōbiliōrēs nōbiliōra
Genitive nōbiliōris nōbiliōrum
Dative nōbiliōrī nōbiliōribus
Accusative nōbiliōrem nōbilius nōbiliōrēs nōbiliōra
Ablative nōbiliōre nōbiliōribus
Vocative nōbilior nōbilius nōbiliōrēs nōbiliōra
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