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Chapter 11(Irregular Comparison)
Irregular Comparison of Adjectives and dverbs
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Language - Latin
Undergraduate 2
03/11/2012

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Term
Comparison Adjectives
Definition

Positive

bonus, -a, -um      good

malus, -a, -um      bad

magnus, -a, -um  great

parvus, -a, -um   small

multus, -a, -um  much, many

Term
Comparative Adjectives
Definition

melior, melius         better

peior, peius              worse

maior, maius            greater

minor, minus            smaller

plus/plures, plura    more

prior, prius                 earlier

Term
Superlative Adjective 
Definition

optimus, -a, -um    best

pessimus, -a, -um   worst

maximus, -a, -um   greastest

minimus, -a, -um    smallest

plurimus, -a, -um    most

primus, -a, -um       first

Term

Irregular Comparison of Adverbs

Positive

Definition

bene              well

male              badly

magnopere  greatly

parum          too little

multum        much

saepe             often

dui                 for a long time

Term

Irregular Comparative of Adverbs

Comparative

Definition

melius       better

peius         worse

magis        more greatly

minus        less

plus           more

prius          before, sooner

saepius      more often

duitius       longer

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