Chapter 27: Irregular Comparison of Adjectives Flashcards
delight, pleasure, enjoyment
delectatio, delectationis, f.
grandson, descendent
nepos, nepotis, m.
sun
sol, solis, m.
diligent, careful
diligens, gen. diligentis
unlike, different
dissimilis, dissimile
slender, thin
gracilis, gracile
lowly, humble
humilis, humile
greater, older
maior, maius
ancestors
maiores, maiorum, m.pl
first, foremost, chief, principal
primus, prima, primum
how many, as many as
quot
similar (to), like, resembling
similis, simile + gen./dat.
above, upper
superus, supera, superum
the gods
superi, superorum, m.pl
useful, advantageous
utilis, utile
to put, place, set
pono, ponere, posui, positum
to approve, recommend; test
probo, probare, probavi, probatum
better
melior, melius
best
optimus, optima, optimum
greatest
maximus, maxima, maximum
worse
peior, peius
worst
pessimus, pessima, pessimum
more
plus
most
plurimus, plurima, plurimum
smaller
minor, minus
smallest
minimus, minima, minimum
higher
superior, superius
highest, furthest
summus, summa, summum
highest, last
supremus, suprema, supremum