3rd Declension Adjectives

3rd Declension Adjectives

3rd Declension Adjectives

What are third declension adjectives?You may remember that when we learnt about ‘-us, -a, -um’ adjectives, we mentioned that there were two main types of adjective in Latin – This is the second type! Whereas ‘-us, -a, -um’ adjectives had either 1st or 2nd declension endings depending on the gender of the noun they agreed with (1st declension for feminine, 2nd declension for masculine, 2nd declension neuter for neuter), third declension adjectives have (not surprisingly) third declension endings!

Types of 3rd Declension Adjectives

The below are all third declension adjectives, some just have a different nominative singular ending for the different grammatical genders. Remember the neuter rule though!


Three ending: celer, celeris, celere - quick
Two ending: facilis, facile - easy
One ending: ferox, ferocis - fierce

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a three ending adjective?

• celer, celeris, celere

• facilis, facile

• ferox, ferocis

• amo, amare, amavi, amatum

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a two ending adjective?

• celer, celeris, celere

• facilis, facile

• ferox, ferocis

• amo, amare, amavi, amatum

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a one ending adjective?

• celer, celeris, celere

• facilis, facile

• ferox, ferocis

• amo, amare, amavi, amatum

Multiple Choice

Find the third declension adjective: "Quintus puellam fortem vidit'

• Quintus

• puellam

• fortem

• vidit

Multiple Choice

Translate the sentence: "Quintus puellam fortem vidit'

• Quintus saw the brave girl

• The brave girl saw Quintus

• The brave Quintus saw the girl

• The brave saw Quintus, girl

Multiple Choice

Find the third declension adjective: "Anna cuniculos celeres vidit"

• Anna

• cuniculos

• celeres

• vidit

Multiple Choice

Translate the sentence: "Anna cuniculos celeres vidit"

• Anna saw the quick bunnies

• Anna qukckly saw the bunnies

• Quick, Anna, see the bunnies!

• The quick bunnies saw Anna

Multiple Choice

What number/case is: 'celerem'

• acc sing

• gen sing

• nom plur

• acc plur

Multiple Choice

What number/case is: 'celeres'

• acc sing

• gen sing

• nom plur

• acc nom

Multiple Choice

What number/case is: 'celeris'

• acc sing

• gen sing

• nom plur

• acc nom

Multiple Choice

What number/case is: 'celeri'

• acc sing

• gen sing

• abl sing

• dat plur