Latin Adjectives: Synopsis

All Noun - Adjective Combinations

Grammar Helps Index

See these examples fully declined


Nouns: 5 Declensions		Adjectives: 3 Major Types
		-us -a -um type = 1st/ 2d declension	-is genitive type = 3d declension type	-ius genitive type*
		A	B	C

1	-a -ae -ae -am -â -ae -ârum -îs -âs -îs	longa vîta iûcundus agricola	dulcis vîta sapiens agricola	haec vîta ûllus agricola

2	-us -î -ô -um -ô -î -ôrum -îs -ôs -îs -um -î -ô -um -ô -a -ôrum -îs -a -îs	vêrus amîcus alta platanus magnum templum	fortis amîcus vetus platanus ingens templum	ûnus amîcus sôla platanus neutrum templum

3	[var] -is -î -em -e ês -um -ibus -ês/îs -ibus [var] -is -î [var] -e -a -um -ibus -a -ibus	bona virtûs clârus rêx lâtum flûmen	ûtilis virtûs tristis rêx potêns flûmen	ista virtûs ille rêx hoc flûmen

3 i-stem	[var] -is -î -em -e ês -ium -ibus -ês/îs -ibus [var] -is -î [var] -î -ia -ium -ibus -ia -ibus	candida nûbês fortûnâtus cîvis profundum mare	sublîmis nûbês humilis cîvis ferôx mare	ista nûbês alter cîvis ûllum mare

4	-us -ûs -uî -um -û -ûs -uum -ibus -ûs -ibus -û -ûs -û -û -û -ua -uum -ibus -ua -ibus	beâta domus parvus exercitus aureum cornû	fêlix domus celer exercitus âcre cornû	altera domus nûllus exercitus id cornû

5	-ês -eî -eî -em -ê -ês -êrum -êbus -ês -êbus	câra rês sanctus dies	gravis rês omnis dies	ipsa rês ûter dies

*The " -ius genitive type" includes the "UNUS NAUTA" words:

U nus	N euter
N ûllus	A lius
Û llus	Û ter
S olus	T otus
	A lter.

Also included are many others like

is / ea / id

hic / haec / hoc

ille / illa / illud

qui / quae / quod

iste / ista / istud.

See the -ius words fully declined.

Nota Bene: These words often have a genitive singular ending of -îus and a dative singular ending of -î. (But notice the exceptions for the dative singulars of hic / haec / hoc, which are huic / huic / huic.)

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