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Adjectives and Adverbs
Adjectives are quite simple- they just have to agree with the noun they describe in gender, number, and case. Adjectives come in three declensions.
First and Second Declension Adjectives
| . |
Masculine |
Feminine |
Neuter |
| Nominative Singular |
-us |
-a |
-um |
| Vocative Singular |
-e |
-a |
-um |
| Accusative Singular |
-um |
-am |
-um |
| Genitive Singular |
-i |
-ae |
-i |
| Dative Singular |
-o |
-ae |
-o |
| Ablative Singular |
-o |
-a |
-o |
| Nominative Plural |
-i |
-ae |
-a |
| Vocative Plural |
-i |
-ae |
-a |
| Accusative Plural |
-os |
-as |
-a |
| Genitive Plural |
-orum |
-arum |
-orum |
| Dative Plural |
-is |
-is |
-is |
| Ablative Singular |
-is |
-is |
-is |
Third Declension Adjectives
| . |
Masculine |
Feminine |
Neuter |
| Nominative Singular |
-is/ens/us |
-is/ens/us |
-e/ens/us |
| Vocative Singular |
-is/ens/us |
-is/ens/us |
-e/ens/us |
| Accusative Singular |
-em |
-em/us |
-e/ens/us |
| Genitive Singular |
-is |
-is |
-is |
| Dative Singular |
-i |
-i |
-i |
| Ablative Singular |
-i/e |
-i/e |
-i/e |
| Nominative Plural |
-es |
-es |
-ia/a |
| Vocative Plural |
-es |
-es |
-ia/a |
| Accusative Plural |
-es |
-es/um |
-ia/a |
| Genitive Plural |
-ium/um |
-ium/um |
-ium/um |
| Dative Plural |
-ibus |
-ibus |
-ibus |
| Ablative Singular |
-ibus |
-ibus |
-ibus |
Comparatives
| . |
Masculine/Feminine |
Neuter |
| Nominative Singular |
-ior |
-ius |
| Accusative Singular |
-iorem |
-ius |
| Genitive Singular |
-ioris |
-ioris |
| Dative Singular |
-iori |
-iori |
| Ablative Singular |
-iore |
-iore |
| Nominative Plural |
-iores |
-iora |
| Accusative Plural |
-iores |
-iora |
| Genitive Plural |
-iorum |
-iorum |
| Dative Plural |
-ioribus |
-ioribus |
| Ablative Plural |
-ioribus |
-ioribus |