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strenuus

strenuus

Latin

Adjective

strēnuus m ‎(feminine strēnua, neuter strēnuum); first/second declension

brisk, nimble, quick, prompt, active
vigorous, strenuous

Inflection

First/second declension.

Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Number	Singular				Plural
nominative	strēnuus	strēnua	strēnuum		strēnuī	strēnuae	strēnua
genitive	strēnuī	strēnuae	strēnuī		strēnuōrum	strēnuārum	strēnuōrum
dative	strēnuō	strēnuae	strēnuō		strēnuīs
accusative	strēnuum	strēnuam	strēnuum		strēnuōs	strēnuās	strēnua
ablative	strēnuō	strēnuā	strēnuō		strēnuīs
vocative	strēnue	strēnua	strēnuum		strēnuī	strēnuae	strēnua

Derived terms

Descendants

English: strenuous
Italian: strenuo
Portuguese: estrénuo

References

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