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Irregular Comparison of Adjectives
Comparison of bonus, malus, magnus, parvus, and multus
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Language - Latin
8th Grade
11/08/2011

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Term
good
Definition
bonus-a-um
Term
better
Definition
melior, melius-ioris
Term
best
Definition
optimus-a-um
Term
bad
Definition
malus-a-um
Term
worse
Definition
peior, peius
Term
worst
Definition
pessimus-a-um
Term
great
Definition
magnus-a-um
Term
greater
Definition
maior, maius-a-um
Term
greatest
Definition
maximus-a-um
Term
small
Definition
parvus-a-um
Term
smaller
Definition
minor, minus-ioris
Term
smallest
Definition
minimus-a-um
Term
many
Definition
multus-a-um
Term
most
Definition
plurimus-a-um
Term

More (plural)

Example:

I have more horses.

Definition

Plures, Plura

Example:

Plures equos habeo.

Plures is an adjective that takes the case of the noun it modifies, in this case Accusative.

Term

More (singular)

Example:

I want more food

Definition

Plus, Pluris, n (for the singular)

Example:

Plus cibi peteo.

Plus is a noun that uses a partitive genitive to complete its meaning--cibi is genitive.

It is used when you would make the thing plural.

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