Latin Adjectives and Degrees

Front

Altus, altior, altissimus

Back

Tall, taller, tallest

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Longus, longior, longissimus

Back

Long, longer, longest

Front

Pulcher, pulchrior, pulcherimus

Back

Beautiful, more beautiful, most beautiful

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Adjectives

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Words that describe nouns

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Agreement of Adjectives

Back

Adjectives must agree with the noun in gender, number, and case.

Front

1st & 2nd Declension Adjectives

Back

Adjectives like bonus, -a, -um

Front

3rd Declension Adjectives

Back

Adjectives like fortis, forte

Front

Positive Degree

Back

Describes a quality (e.g., longus = 'long')

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Comparative Degree

Back

Shows more of a quality (e.g., longior = 'longer'), compares two nouns

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Superlative Degree

Back

Shows the highest degree (e.g., longissimus = 'longest')