KLatin Notes - Adjectives
Adjectives are words to describe nouns, and so they agree with the nouns. Agreeing means
that they match the noun they refer to in three ways: gender, number, and case.
1st and 2nd Declension Adjectives (212)
SINGULAR
Like Servus
Like Puella
Like Bellum
Nominative
bon-us
bon-a
bon-um
Vocative
bon-e
bon-a
bon-um
Accusative
bon-um
bon-am
bon-um
Genitive
bon-i
bon-ae
bon-i
Dative
bon-o
bon-ae
bon-o
Ablative
bon-o
bon-a
bon-o
PLURAL
Nominative
bon-i
bon-ae
bon-a
Vocative
bon-i
bon-ae
bon-a
Accusative
bon-os
bon-as
bon-a
Genitive
bon-orum
bon-arum
bon-orum
Dative
bon-is
bon-is
bon-is
Ablative
bon-is
bon-is
bon-is
3rd Declension Adjectives (333)
SINGULAR
Like Rex
Like Rex
Like Opus
Nominative
trist-is
trist-is
trist-e
Vocative
trist-is
trist-is
trist-e
Accusative
trist-em
trist-em
trist-e
Genitive
trist-i
trist-i
trist-is
Dative
trist-is
trist-is
trist-i
Ablative
trist-i
trist-i
trist-i
PLURAL
Nominative
trist-es
trist-es
trist-ia
Vocative
trist-es
trist-es
trist-ia
Accusative
trist-es
trist-es
trist-ia
Genitive
trist-ium
trist-ium
trist-ium
Dative
trist-ibus
trist-ibus
trist-ibus
Ablative
trist-ibus
trist-ibus
trist-ibus
Comparison of Adjectives
Positive
Comparative
Superlative
Notes
Normal form of Adjective
Stem + ior,-ius
Stem + issimus,-a,-um
Stem + rimus,-a,-um
For adjectives which end with -er. For example: acer-rimus,-a,-um
Stem + limus,-a,-um
For adjectives which end with -ilis. For example: facil-limus,-a,-um
Per/Prae + Adjective