Formation of Positive Degree Adverbs from 1 st

Formation of Positive Degree Adverbs from 1 st & 2 nd Declension Adjectives Positive Adjective Positive Adverb English (+ ly) poor clear free beautiful poorly clearly freely beautifully Latin (stem + e) misera miserum clarus clara clarum libera liberum pulcher pulchra pulchrum misere clare libere pulchre

Formation of Positive Degree Adverbs from 3 rd Declension Adjectives Positive Adjective Positive Adverb English (+ ly) sharp short powerful bold sharply shortly powerfully boldly Latin (stem + ter) acer acris acre brevis breve potens potentis audax audacis acriter breviter potenter audacter

(Page 258) Comparative Adjective Comparative Adverb English (more + ______ly) poorer clearer freer more beautiful sharper shorter more powerful bolder more poorly more clearly more freely more beautifully more sharply more shortly more powerfully more boldly Latin (stem + ius) miserior miserius clarior clarius liberior liberius pulchrior pulchrius acrior acrius brevior brevius potentior potentius audacior audacius miserius clarius liberius pulchrius acrius brevius potentius audacius

(Page 258) Superlative Adjective Superlative Adverb English (most + ______ly) poorest clearest most free most beautiful sharpest shortest most powerful boldest most poorly most clearly most freely most beautifully most sharply most shortly most powerfully most boldly Latin (stem + e) miserrimus –a -um clarissimus –a -um liberrimus –a -um pulcherrimus –a -um acerrimus –a -um brevissimus –a -um potentissimus –a -um audacissimus –a -um miserrime clarissime liberrime pulcherrime acerrime brevissime potentissime audacissime

The Irregular Comparison of Adverbs (Page 258) Positive Comparative Superlative bonus -a, -um bene malus -a, -um male magnus -a, -um magnopere parvus -a, -um parum multus -a, -um multum melior melius pejor pejus major majus magis minor minus ---, plus optimus -a, -um optime pessimus -a, -um pessime maximus -a, -um maxime minimus -a, -um minime plurimus -a, -um plurimum

Ablative of Degree of Difference (Page 259) Latin = No Preposition When two things are compared, the amount of difference between them is often specified. This amount of difference is expressed by the ablative, called the Ablative of Degree of Difference. This ablative is usually expressed by paulo, multo, or some phrase containing a. number. Study these sentences: 1. The journey was a little less difficult (less by a little = minus paulo). 2. This journey was much harder (harder by much = difficilius multo). 3. The river rose three feet higher (higher by three feet altius tribus pedibus). 4. We rose a little before daybreak (before by a little ante paulo). 5. We rose a little after daybreak (after by a little = post paulo).