New Latin Grammar by Charles E. Bennett
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a. Notice mÄtÅ«rus, mÄtÅ«rior, mÄtÅ«rissimus or mÄtÅ«rrimus. 4. Five Adjectives in -ilis form the Superlative by adding -limus to the Stem of the Positive deprived of its final vowel. The Comparative is regular. Thus:-- facilis, _easy_, facilior, facillimus. difficilis, _diffcult_, difficilior, difficillimus. similis, _like_, similior, simillimus. dissimilis, _unlike_, dissimilior, dissimillimus. humilis, _low_, humilior, humillimus. 5. Adjectives in -dicus, -ficus, and -volus form the Comparative and Superlative as though from forms in -dÄ«cÄns, -ficÄns, -volÄns. Thus:-- maledicus, _slanderous_, maledÄ«centior, maledÄ«centissimus. magnificus, _magnificent_, magnificentior, magnificentissimus. benevolus, _kindly_, benevolentior, benevolentissimus. a. Positives in -dÄ«cÄns and -volÄns occur in early Latin; as maledÄ«cÄns, benevolÄns. 6. DÄ«ves has the Comparative dÄ«vitior or dÄ«tior; Superlative dÄ«vitissimus or dÄ«tissimus. Irregular Comparison. 72. Several Adjectives vary the Stem in Comparison; _viz_.-- |
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