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Wheelock. ch 27.
vocab words from chapter 27 and irregular comparitives and superlatives.
| original word | meaning/related words |
|---|---|
| delectatio | delectationis, f, delight/pleasure/enjoyment |
| sol | solis, m, sun |
| dissimilis | dissimile, unlike/different |
| humilis | humile, lowly/humble |
| maiores | maiorum, m, pl., ancestors |
| quot | how many/as many as |
| superus | supera, superum, above/upper |
| utilis | utile, useful/advantageous |
| probo | probare, probavi, probatum, approve/recomment/test |
| nepos | nepotis, m, grandson/descendant |
| diligens | diligentis, diligent/careful |
| gracilis | gracile, slender/thin |
| maior | maius, greater/older |
| primus | prima, primum, first/foremost/chief/principal |
| similis | simile, (+Gen. or Dat.), similar/like/resembling |
| superi | superorum (m. pl), the gods |
| pono | ponere, posui, positum, to put/place/set |
| inferus -a -um | below |
| malus -a -um | bad |
| prope | near |
| externus -a -um | foreign/out |
| superus -a -um | above/high |
| prae, pro | before |
| bonus -a -um | good |
| magnus -a -um | great |
| multus -a -um | much |
| parvus -a -um | small |
| inferior -ius | more below |
| peior -ius | worse |
| propior -ius | nearer |
| exterior -ius | outer |
| superior -ius | higher |
| prior -ius | prior |
| melior -ius | better |
| maior -ius | greater |
| - - -, plus | more |
| minor minus | smaller |
| infimus -a -um | most below |
| pessimus -a -um | worst |
| proximus -a -um | nearest |
| extremus -a -um | outermost |
| supremus -a -um | highest |
| primus -a -um | first |
| optimus -a -um | best |
| maximus -a -um | greatest |
| plurimus -a -um | most |
| minimus -a -um | smallest |
| positive (regular) | normal form of adjective in masculine, feminine, and neuter |
| comparitive (regular) | add -ior to the stem of the Genitive Singular for Masculine or Feminine and add -ius for Neuter. |
| superlative (regular) | add -issimus for masculine, -issima for feminine, and -issimum for neuter. |