Adjectives of Special Declension There are ten adjectives

Adjectives of Special Declension There are ten adjectives in Latin that are called irregular, but they are declined like adjectives of the first and second declensions with the exception of only two cases: (1) the genitive singular, which ends in -ius in all genders; (2) the dative singular, which ends in -i in all genders. alius alia aliud - other, another Nom. Gen. Dat. Acc. Abl. alius alii alium alio alii aliorum aliis alios aliis alia alius alii aliam aliae aliarum aliis alias aliis aliud alius alii aliud alio alia aliorum aliis alia aliis (Pages 216 - 217)

Ten Irregular Adjectives Masc. 1. alius 2. alter 3. uter 4. uterque 5. neuter 6. unus 7. ullus 8. nullus 9. solus 10. totus Fem. alia altera utraque neutra una ulla nulla sola tota (Pages 216 - 217) Neu. aliud alterum utrumque neutrum unum ullum nullum solum totum another, other (of several), else the other, the one (of two) which (of two) each (of two), both neither (of two) one, alone; only (pl. ) any none, no alone, sole, only, single the whole, entire, all

1. These adjectives are emphatic and always precede the nouns they modify. 2. Alterius is commonly used for the genitive of alius. 3. Alius and alter are frequently used in pairs with the following meanings: (a) alius. . . alius = one. . . another: Alius murus latus est, alius angustus. One wall is wide, another is narrow. (b) alii. . . alii = some. . . others: Alii pueri aquam, alii terram amant. Some boys like the water, others like the land. (c) alter. . . alter = the one. . . the other: Magister alterum puerum laudavit; alterum accusavit. The teacher praised the one boy; the other he blamed.