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Comparative Degree
Comparative Degree of Pulcher, Pulchra, Pulchrum
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Language - Latin
Undergraduate 2
03/11/2012

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Term
masculine and Feminine forms of Pulcher and Pulchra
Definition

     Sing.        plu.

nom. pulchrior     pulchrores

gen. pulchrioris   pulchriorum

dat. pulchriori    pulchrioribus

acc. pulchriorem   pulchriores/is

abl. pulchriore/   pulchrioribus

     pulchriori    

Term
Neuter forms of Pulchra
Definition

  Sing.        plu.

nom. pulchrius     pulchrora

gen. pulchrioris   pulchriorum

dat. pulchriori    pulchrioribus

acc. pulchrius     pulchriora

abl. pulchriore/   pulchrioribus

     pulchriori    

Term
Positie Degree
Definition
Pulcher, Pulchra, Pulchrum
Term
Comparative Degree
Definition
pulchrior, Pulchrius
Term
The comparative degree's translations
Definition

can be either translated using:

____ -er," "more____,""quite__,""rather____,""too___,"

Term
Comparative Degree of Adverbs
Definition
basically take add the ending -ius to the stem found by dropping the end of the postive degree
Term
Comparative Degree of Adverbs
Definition

EX: 

Pulchrius, fortius

Term
Translations of the Comparative Adverb
Definition
"more___-ly", "quite___-ly" "rather___-ly", "too___-ly"
Term
Superlative Degree of Adjectives
Definition
basically add -issimus, -a, -um to the stem of the adjective in the postive degree. If masc. sing. nom. ends in "r" then add -rimus, -a, -um
Term
Example of masc. ending
Definition

pos. deg.= fortis forte stem= fort.

super. deg.=fortissimus, -a, -um

pos. deg.=pulcher, pulchra, pulchrum stem= pulcher

super. deg.=pulcherrimus, -a, -um

Term
Five adjectives that form the superlatives degree:
Definition

by adding -limus, -a, -um

facilis, facile

difficilis, difficile

similis, simile

dissimilis, dissimile

humilis, humile

post.deg.=humilie, humile stem=humil-

superl.deg.=humillimus, -a, -um

Term
Translations of the superlative degree adjective
Definition
"___-est", "most____","very____" 
Term
to form the superlative degree of an adverb
Definition
basically add the ending -e to the stem of the superlative degree
Term
forming the superlative degree of adverb 
Definition

superl.deg.adj.=fortissimus, -a,-um

stem of superl.adj.=fortissim-

superl.adv.=fortissime

Term
translations for the superlative adjective
Definition
"most____-ly", "very_____-ly"
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