Ch. 21 Flashcards
plus, pluris n. (often + gen.)
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advenio, advenire, adveni, adventurus
to arrive, come to; happen
conficio, conficere, confeci, confectus
to finish, accomplish; weaken, kill
curo, curare, curavi, curatus
to care for/about, pay attention to; cure
deleo, delere, delevi, deletus
to destroy; blot out
intellego, intellegere, intellexi, intellectus
to understand
quaero, quaerere, quaesivi (-ii), quaesitus
to look for, seek; ask
resisto, resistere, restiti (often + dat)
to resist, oppose, make a stand
communis, commune
shared, common; public
gravis, grave
heavy; serious, important; difficult
iustus, iusta, iustum
just, fair
quidam, quaedam, quoddam
a certain_______, a sort of ______
turpis, turpe
shameful, base; ugly, foul
quidam, quaedam, quoddam
a certain, a sort of
can also be used as an adjectival modifier
quam
(rather) than, as (in comparison)
quoniam
since, seeing that
comparative adjectives
-ior, -ius to the stem
superlative adjectives
adding -issim- to the stem
exceptions: adjectives in -er by adding -rimus, a, um
four common adjectives in -lis form by adding -limus, a um
declension of comparatives
using longus as an example masc/fem neut longior longius longioris longioris longiori longiori longiorem longius longiore longiore
longiores longiora longiorum longiorum longioribus longioribus longiores longiora longioribus longioribus
irregular comparis
bonus melior, us optimus, a um
magnus maior, maius maximus, a um
malus peior, peius pessimus, a um
multus plus, pluris plurimus, a um
parvus minor, minus minimus, a um
superus superior, superius summus, a um
supremus, a um
