1. Agenda diēs Martis, a.d. vi Non. Oct. A.D. MMXVIII
HW Check: list 4 derivatives / Do Now: work on WS 11
List 4 Derivatives Review
Worksheet 11: Prepositions and Place Constructions
Introduction to Latin Adjectives – Forms & Noun-Adjective Agreement
Pensum:
Worksheet 12
Study vocab. list #4
Midterm Exam will be on Tuesday, 10/9
Latin 1
Mr. Finnigan
Boston Latin School

2. Adjectives – Basics & Forms

3. Adjectives – Basics
Just as in English, adjectives in Latin are modifiers
they describe nouns or pronouns

4. nom. sg. masc., nom. sg. fem., nom. sg. neut. – meaning/definition
Forms of Adjectives
Dictionary entries for Latin adjectives look like this:
magnus, magna, magnum – large; great
nom. sg. masc., nom. sg. fem., nom. sg. neut. – meaning/definition
These adj. are called adj. because they take the endings for 2nd masc., 1st fem., and 2nd neut. declensions

5. Forms of Adjectives Declining adjectives is just like declining nouns:
Find the stem
Add your endings
To find the STEM of a Latin adj., go to the 2nd form (nom. sg. fem.) and drop the ending (–a)

6. Declining a 2-1-2 adjective…
MASCULINE
FEMININE
NEUTER
Singular
Nom.
Gen.
Dat.
Acc.
Abl.
Plural

7. When declined fully, it should look like this:
MASCULINE
FEMININE
NEUTER
Singular
Nom.
magnus
magna
magnum
Gen.
magnī
magnae
Dat.
magnō
Acc.
magnam
Abl.
magnā
Plural
magnōrum
magnārum
magnīs
magnōs
magnās

8. Noun-Adjective Agreement

9. Noun-Adjective Agreement
All adjectives MUST agree with the noun(s) they modify in THREE respects:
Gender (masc., fem., neut.)
Number (sg., pl.)
Case (nom., gen., dat., acc., abl.)
Endings do NOT have to look the same (think of 2PAINS nouns, e.g. agricolae bonī)
BUT, sometimes they do

10. Exerceāmus! the wide field the great war the small daughter
Find the stems for both the nouns and the adjectives below and then decline them fully:
the wide field
the great war
the small daughter
the good farmer