Latin in Layman’s - A Rhetoric Revolution

Irregular Comparison

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There are two important rules to remember in this chapter:

  • (1) There are six third-declension adjectives with irregular superlatives. Their positive forms end -lis in the masculine/feminine nominative singular, and their superlatives end -limus, for example, facillimus.
  • (2) All adjectives of any declension which have nominative singular masculine forms ending -er ─ for example, liber ─ form superlatives which end -rimus, such as liberrimus. This chapter, the last before we take the first test in this class, is basically an exercise in memorization.

    • There are no new grammatical concepts introduced here. But do remember: irregularity is a sign they’re being used a lot. Just saying… A little linguistics may help make some sense out of the irregularities certain Latin comparative forms exhibit, but unfortunately, it can’t take you all the way.



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