Positive Degree Adjectives 1 st and 2 nd

Positive Degree Adjectives 1 st and 2 nd Declension Adjectives fidus fida fidum - faithful misera miserum - poor, wretched pulcher pulchra pulchrum - beautiful 3 rd Declension Adjectives acer acris acre - sharp, fierce brevis breve - short potens potentis - powerful (three termination) (two termination) (one termination)

Comparative Degree Adjectives English = more adjective, ______-er, rather ____, too______ English Positive Degree: short English Comparative Degree: shorter, more short, rather short, too short Latin = Positive Degree Stem + ior (mas. & fem) ius (neu. ) genitive: ioris All Latin Comparative Degree Adjectives are declined as two termination third declension adjectives with regular third declension endings (not “i” stem endings).

Positive Degree brevis breve Comparative Degree brevior brevius Mas. & Fem. Nom. Gen. Dat. Acc. Abl. brevioris breviori breviorem breviores breviorum brevioribus breviores brevioribus shorter Neu. brevius breviori brevius breviore breviora breviorum brevioribus breviora brevioribus shorter

Superlative Degree Adjectives (Pages 240 – 241) English = most adjective, ______-est, very ____, quite_______ English Positive Degree: short English Comparative Degree: shorter, more short, rather short, too short English Superlative Degree: shortest, most short, very short quite short Latin = 1. Positive Degree Stem + issimus issima issimum 2. ( -er Adjectives) Nom. Mas. Sing. + rimus rima rimum 3. (six Adjectives) Positive Degree Stem + limus lima limum All Latin Superlative Degree Adjectives are declined as first and second declension adjectives.

Positive Degree Comparative Degree Superlative Degree Nom. Gen. Dat. Acc. Abl. brevis breve short brevior brevius shorter brevissimus brevissima brevissimum Mas. Fem. Neu. brevissimus brevissimi brevissimo brevissimum brevissimo brevissimi brevissimorum brevissimis brevissimos brevissimis brevissimae brevissimam brevissimae brevissimarum brevissimis brevissimas brevissimis brevissimum brevissimi brevissimo brevissimum brevissimo brevissima brevissimorum brevissimis brevissima brevissimis shortest

Positive Degree (-er word) Comparative Degree Superlative Degree Nom. Gen. Dat. Acc. Abl. acer acris acre sharp acrior acrius sharper acerrimus acerrima acerrimum sharpest Mas. Fem. Neu. acerrimus acerrimi acerrimo acerrimum acerrimo acerrimi acerrimorum acerrimis acerrimos acerrimis acerrimae acerrimam acerrimae acerrimarum acerrimis acerrimas acerrimis acerrimum acerrimi acerrimo acerrimum acerrimo acerrima acerrimorum acerrimis acerrima acerrimis sharpest

The six Latin Adjectives that use limus lima limum to form the Superlative Degree. similis simile dissimilis dissimile facilis facile difficilis difficile humilis humile gracilis gracile similar, like dissimilar easy difficult, hard low slender In the Positive Degree these words are third declension two termination adjectives.

Positive Degree (six adjectives) Comparative Degree Superlative Degree Nom. Gen. Dat. Acc. Abl. similis simile similar similior similius more similar simillimus simillima simillimum most similar Mas. Fem. Neu. simillimus simillimi simillimo simillimum simillimo simillimi simillimorum simillimis simillimos simillimis simillimae simillimam simillimae simillimarum simillimis simillimas simillimis simillimum simillimi simillimo simillimum simillimo simillima simillimorum simillimis simillima simillimis most similar