C C 306M Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Magic In Harry Potter, Superius, Transverse Plane
3 Dec 2016
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A latin adjective always agrees with the noun it modifies, that is to say, the ending of the adjective reflects the number, case, and gender of the noun it modifies. Adjectives of 1st and 2nd declension: 1st declension a endings agree with feminine nouns, 2nd declension us endings agree with masculine nouns, 2nd declension um endings agree with neuter nouns. 2nd (masc. ) longi longorum longarum longorum (neut. ) longa longae (neut. ) longum longi longa longae. Examples: rectus (straight), -a, -um; profundus (deep) -a, -um. Examples: niger (black), nigra, nigrum; ruber (red), rubra, rubrum , tener (thin, tender) tenera, tenerum. Adjectives in the 3rd declension: adjectives of three terminations for each gender, adjectives of two terminations which use the same termination for both masculine and feminine, but a different ending for neuter. Most common forms for these adjectives are is aris and alis: adjectives of one termination which is used for masculine, feminine, and neuters.
