Adjectives

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Adjectives

• A noun may be
• one of four cases
• nominative
• genitive
• dative
• accusative

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Adjectives

• A noun may be
• one of three genders
• masculine
• feminine
• neuter
• and one of two numbers
• singular
• plural

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Adjectives

• Because adjectives MODIFY nouns
• any one adjective can be any
• CASE, NUMBER, and GENDER

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Adjectives

• An adjective may be
• one of three degrees
• positive
• comparative
• superlative
• Examples
• Positive good, fast, suitable
• Comparative better, faster, more suitable
• Superlative best, fastest, most suitable

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FORMING THE COMPARATIVE
The sign of the comparative for most adjectives
is
-ter which is added to the base
The declension is like a first/second Decelension
Adjective.
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Comparative Singular
Masculine
Feminine
Neuter
Nom.
pistoteroj
pistoteron
pistote/ra
Gen.
pistote/rou
pistote/raj
pistote/rou
Dat.
pistote/rw
pistote/ra
pistote/rw
Acc.
pistoteron
pistote/ran
pistoteron
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Comparative Plural
Masculine
Feminine
Neuter
Nom.
pistoteroi
pistotera
pistoterai
Gen.
pistote/rwn
pistote/rwn
pistote/rwn
Dat.
pistote/roij
pistote/raij
pistote/roij
Acc.
pistote/rouj
pistote/raj
pistotera
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FORMING THE SUPERLATIVE
The signs of the superlative are
-ist for some adjectives
-tat for most adjectives
The declension is like a first/second Decelension
Adjective.
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Superlative Singular
Masculine
Feminine
Neuter
Nom.
pistotatoj
pistotaton
pistotath
Gen.
pistotatou
pistotathj
pistotatou
Dat.
pistotatw
pistotath
pistotatw
Acc.
pistotaton
pistotathn
pistotaton
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Comparative Plural
Masculine
Feminine
Neuter
Nom.
pistotatoi
pistotata
pistotatai
Gen.
pistotatwn
pistotatwn
pistotatwn
Dat.
pistotatoij
pistotataij
pistotatoij
Acc.
pistotatouj
pistotataj
pistotata
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IRREGULAR COMPARATIVE/SUPERLATIVE
Irregular superlatives are still 1st-2nd
Declension
Irregular comparatives are 3rd Declension
The masculine and feminine of these irregular
comparative adjectives are identical
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Irregular Comparative Singular
Masc./Fem.
Neuter
Nominative
kreisson
krei/sswn
Genitive
krei/ssonoj
krei/ssonoj
Dative
krei/ssoni
krei/ssoni
Accusative
krei/ssona
kreisson
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Irregular Comparative Plural
Masc./Fem.
Neuter
Nominative
krei/ssona
krei/ssonej
Genitive
kreissonwn
kreissonwn
Dative
krei/ssosi
krei/ssosi
Accusative
krei/ssonaj
krei/ssona