1. Positive Degree Adjectives 1st and 2nd Declension Adjectives fidus fida fidum - faithful miser misera miserum - poor, wretched pulcher pulchra pulchrum - beautiful 3rd Declension Adjectives acer acris acre - sharp, fierce(three termination) brevis breve - short(two termination) potens potentis - powerful(one termination)

2. Comparative Degree Adjectives (Page 235) English = more adjective, ______-er, rather ________, too______ English Positive Degree: short English Comparative Degree: shorter, more short, rather short, too short Latin = Positive Degree Stem + ior (mas. & fem) ius (neu.) genitive: ioris All Latin Comparative Degree Adjectives are declined as two termination third declension adjectives with regular third declension endings (not “i” stem endings).

3. Positive Degree fidus fida fidum faithful Comparative Degree fidior fidius more faithful Mas. & Fem. Neu. Nom.fidiorfidius Gen.fidiorisfidioris Dat.fidiorifidiori Acc.fidioremfidius Abl.fidiorefidiore Nom.fidioresfidiora Gen.fidiorumfidiorum Dat.fidioribusfidioribus Acc.fidioresfidiora Abl.fidioribusfidioribus more faithful

4. Positive Degree brevis breve short Comparative Degree brevior brevius shorter Mas. & Fem. Neu. Nom.breviorbrevius Gen.breviorisbrevioris Dat.brevioribreviori Acc.breviorembrevius Abl.breviorebreviore Nom.brevioresbreviora Gen.breviorumbreviorum Dat.brevioribusbrevioribus Acc.brevioresbreviora Abl.brevioribusbrevioribus shorter

5. Comparison with the Comparative Degree(Page 236) 1. Comparison with quam (conjunction = than) In English we use the conjunction than in comparisons; and the two persons, places, or things being compared are in the same case. The same rule is true in Latin with the adverb quam (than). Honor mihi carior est quam vita. Honor is dearer to me than life. 2. Ablative of Comparison In Latin quam is sometimes omitted. The word being compared, which follows than in English, is placed in the ablative case in Latin. This use is called the Ablative of Comparison. This ablative may be used only when the persons, places, or things being compared would be in the nominative or accusative case if quam were used. Honor mihi carior est vita. Honor is dearer to me than life.