Comparison of Adjs; Ablative of Comparison + pg 212-213 Wheelock vocab

Question 1

cena, cenae

Answer 1

f., dinner

Question 2

forum, fori

Answer 2

n., marketplace, forum (forensic)

Question 3

lex, legis

Answer 3

f., law, statute (legal)

Question 4

limen, liminis

Answer 4

n., threshold, entrance

Question 5

lux, lucis

Answer 5

f., light (lucid)

Question 6

mensa, mensae

Answer 6

f., table; dining; dish, course

Question 7

nox, noctis

Answer 7

f., night (nocturnal)

Question 8

somnus, somni

Answer 8

m., sleep (insomnia)

Question 9

quidam, quaedam, quiddam

Answer 9

(pron.) or quoddam (adj.), indef. pron. and adj.; as pron., a certain one or thing, someone, something; as adj. a certain, some (gen. cuiusdam, dat. cuidam, etc.)

Question 10

pudicus, pudica, pudicum

Answer 10

modest, chaste (impudent)

Question 11

superbus, superba, superbum

Answer 11

arrogant, overbearing, haughty, proud (superb)

Question 12

tristis, triste

Answer 12

sad, sorrowful; joyless, grim, severe (tristful)

Question 13

turpis, turpe

Answer 13

ugly, shameful, base, disgraceful (turpitude)

Question 14

urbanus, urbana, urbanum

Answer 14

of the city, urban; elegant (suburban)

Question 15

prae

Answer 15

prep. + abl., in front of, before

Question 16

quam

Answer 16

conj., after comparative, than; adv. before superlative, as… as possible: quam fortissimus, as brave as possible

Question 17

tantum

Answer 17

adv., only (tantamount)

Question 18

invito, invitare, invitavi, invitatum

Answer 18

to entertain, invite, summon (invitation)

Question 19

3 types of adjectives: positive

Answer 19

normal adjective like good or strong

Question 20

3 types of adjectives: comparative

Answer 20

adjectives that make a comparision like more good or stronger

Question 21

3 types of adjectives: superlative

Answer 21

highest degree of adjectives like most good or strongest

Question 22

to get the stem of a 1st/2nd declension adjective

Answer 22

you remove the ending from the nom. sing. fem. form

Question 23

to get the stem of a 3rd declension adjective

Answer 23

you remove the ending from the gen. sing. form. Ex: felix, gen. felicis - stem=felic

Question 24

How to form and decline comparative adjectives

Answer 24

add -ior (m&f) or -ius (neuter) to the stem of the adjective. Decline according to the 3rd declension. Do not follow i-stem rules. Always follow the neuter rule.

Question 25

For help declining comparative adjectives look at Wheelock pg 211

Answer 25

do it you will thank me later because it’s confusing

Question 26

how to form the superlative degree of adjectives

Answer 26

base + -issimus,-a,-um or sometimes -errimus,-a,-um or sometimes -illimus,-a,-um

Question 27

for adjectives whose bases end in -e or -i you generally use the word ____ to help make the comparative case

Answer 27

magis. So for idoneus,-a,-um (suitable) the comparative case would look like: magis idoneus. It’s magis + the postive degree of adjective

Question 28

for adjectives whose bases end in -e or -i you generally use the word ____ to help make the superlative case

Answer 28

maxime. So for idoneus,-a,-um (suitable) the superlative case would look like: maxime idoneus. It’s maxime + the postive degree of adjective

Question 29

How to use quam with comparative adjectives

Answer 29

comparative adjective + quam (than) + noun/something in the same case as the comparative adj. Ex: Fortior quam miles - stronger than a soldier. Fortior and miles are in the same case.

Question 30

Ablative of comparision

Answer 30

comparitive adjective + thing your comparing w/in the ablative case. Ex: Fortior milite - stronger than a soldier. Milite is in the ablative case. You can only do this technique if the comparative adjective is in the nominative or accusative case though!

Question 31

the comparative adjective sometimes has the force of

Answer 31

“rather”, indicating a greater degree of some quality than usual. Ex 1: lux clarior, a rather bright light. Ex 2: vita eius erat brevior, his life was too short.

Question 32

the superlative adjective is sometimes translated with

Answer 32

“very”, especially when comparing a person/thing to what is usual or ideal: vita eius erat brevissima, his life was very short

Question 33

when quam precedes a superlative, it functions

Answer 33

adverbially and indicates that the person/thing modified has the greatest possible degree of a particular quality: Amicus meus erat vir quam iucundissimus, My friend was the pleasantest man possible, or, My friend was as pleasant as can be.