2nd Declension er Adjectives Flashcards
2nd Declension “er” Adjective endings SINGULAR
* using integer integra integrum
integer integra integrum integri integrae integri integro integrae integro integrum integram integrum integro integra integro
2nd Declension “er” Adjective endings PLURAL
* using integer integra integrum
integri integrae integra integrorum integrarum integrorum integris integris integris integros integras integra integris integris integris
dexter dextra dextrum
right, right-hand (DERIVATIVE: dexterity, destrous)
sinister sinistra sinistrum
left, left-hand (DERIVATIVE: sinister)
integer integra integrum
whole, uninjured (DERIVATIVE: integral, integer)
pulcher pulchra pulchrum
beautiful (DERIVATIVE: pulchritude)
sacer sacra sacrum
sacred (DERIVATIVE: sacred sacrifice)
aeger aegra aegrum
sick, ill
piger pigra pigrum
lazy
asper aspera asperum
rough, harsh, sharp (DERIVATIVE: asperity)
miser misera miserum
wretched (DERIVATIVE: miserable)
liber libera liberum
free (DERIVATIVE: liberty)
2nd Declension “-er” Adjective endings SINGULAR
__ -a -um
- i -ae - i
- o -ae - o
- um -am -um
- o - a - o
2nd Declension “-er” Adjective endings PLURAL
- i -ae -a
- orum -arum -orum
- is -is -is
- os -as -a
- is -is -is
What is the only difference between 1st and 2nd Declension Adjective endings (-us -a -um)
and these new 2nd Declension “-er” endings (-er -a -um)?
The nominative singular is the only difference
How can you tell whether to drop the “e” from a 2nd Declension “er” adjective?
Look at the dictionary form with the nominative singular for the masculine, feminine, and neuter, and notice whether the “e” is dropped in the feminine and neuter
ex:
integer, integra, integrum = “e” is dropped
miser, misera, miserum = “e” is not dropped
