Chapter Twenty-Seven
Special and
Irregular Comparison of Adjectives
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dēlectātiō, dēlectātiōnis
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nepōs, nepōtis (m)
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delight, pleasure, enjoyment
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grandson, descendant
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sōl, sōlis (m)
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dīligēns, gen. dīligentis
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sun
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diligent, careful
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dissimilis, dissimile
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gracilis, gracile
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unlike, different
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slender, thin
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humilis, humile
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maior, maius
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lowly, humble
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greater; older
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maiōrēs, maiōrum (m.
pl.)
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prīmus, prīma, prīmum
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ancestors
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first, foremost, chief, principal
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quot
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similis, simile (+ gen. or dat.)
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how many, as many as
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similar (to), like, resembling
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superus, supera, superum
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superī, superōrum (m. pl.)
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above, upper
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the gods
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ūtilis, ūtile
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pōnō, pōnere, posuī,
positum
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useful, advantageous
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to put, place, set
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probō, probāre, probāvī,
probātum
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approve, recommend; test
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Special and Irregular Comparison of Adjectives
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facilis, facilior, facillimus |
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difficilis, difficilior, difficillimus |
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similis, similior, simillimus |
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līber, līberior, līberrimus |
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pulcher, pulchrior, pulcherrimus |
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ācer, ācrior, ācerrimus |
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bonus, melior, optimus |
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magnus, maior, maximus |
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malus, peior, pessimus |
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multus, plūs, plūrimus |
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parvus, minor, minimus |
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prae, prō, prior, prīmus |
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superus, superior, summus, suprēmus |
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Continue onto Chapter Twenty-Eight
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