venust
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin venustus, from Venus (“the goddess of love”).
Adjective
[edit]venust (comparative more venust, superlative most venust)
- (obsolete) beautiful; having an attractive appearance
- 1513, Gavin Douglas, The Aeneid:
- The variant vestur of the venust vaill.
- 1663, Edward Waterhouse, Fortescutus Illustratus:
- The Chancellour pretermits no Animadverſion that may adorn the Law, and make it venuſt and taking […]
References
[edit]- “venust”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]venust m or n (feminine singular venustă, masculine plural venuști, feminine and neuter plural venuste)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
| nominative- accusative |
indefinite | venust | venustă | venuști | venuste | |||
| definite | venustul | venusta | venuștii | venustele | ||||
| genitive- dative |
indefinite | venust | venuste | venuști | venuste | |||
| definite | venustului | venustei | venuștilor | venustelor | ||||