Comparison of Adjectives Flashcards
Give an example of an adjective in the positive degree
e.g. durus
Give an example of an adjective in a comparative degree
e.g. durior
= rather hard, too hard
Give an example of an adj. in the superlative degree
e.g. durissimus
= hardest, very hard
How is the comparative degree formed?
Add suffix -ior (-ius) to the last consonant of the Positive stem
Decline comparative tristis, m.f.
sg. tristior, tristior, tristiorem, tristioris, tristiori, tristiore
pl. tristiores, tristiores, tristiores, tristiorum, tristioribus, tristioribus
Decline comparative tristis, n.
sg. tristius, tristius, tristius, tristioris, tristiori, tristiore
pl. tristiora, tristiora, tristiora, tristiorum, tristioribus, tristioribus
Give the superlative of tener
tenerrimus, -a, -um
Give the superlative of celer
celerrimus, -a, -um
Give the superlative of facilis
facillimus, -a, -um
Give the superlative of similis
simillimus, -a, -um
Give the superlative of gracilis, slender
gracillimus, -a, -um
Give the superlative of humilis, lowly
humillimus, -a, -um
Give the comparative of amans
amantior
Give the superlative of amans
amantissimus, -a, -um
Give the comparative and superlative of bonus
melior
optimus
Give the comparative and superlative of malus
peior
pessimus
Give the comparative and superlative of parvus
minor
minimus
Give the comparative and superlative of multus
plus
plurimus
Give the comparative and superlative of magnus
maior
maximus
Give the comparative and superlative of nequam, wicked
nequior
nequissimus
Give the comparative and superlative of frugi, honest
frugalior
frugalissimus
Give the comparative and superlative of senex
senior (old rather than young), natu maior
natu maximus
Give the comparative and superlative of iuvenis
iunior (young rather than old), natu minor
natu minimus
Give the comparative of dives
divitior
or ditior
Give the superlative of dives
divitissimus
or ditissimus
Give the comparative and superlative of vetus
vetustior - from vetustus
(or veterior)
veterrimus, -a, -um
