Irregular Comparison

Irregular Comparison

Note the following special cases:

3^rd declension adjectives in –lis (ONLY THESE SIX ADJECTIVES)

positive	Comparative (normal) 3^rd declension	Superlative -illim- 1^st/2^nd declension
facilis, -e	Facilior, facilius	Facillimus, -a, -um
difficilis, -e	Difficilior, difficilius	difficillimus, -a, -um
similis, -e	Similior, similius	simillimus, -a, -um
dissimilis, -e	Dissimilior, dissimilius	dissimillimus, -a, -um
gracilis, -e	Gracilior, gracilius	gracillimus, -a, -um
humilis, -e	Humilior, humilius	humillimus, -a, -um

adjectives whose nominative, singular, masculine ends in –er (regardless of declension group)

positive	Comparative *** USE STEM CHANGE 3^rd declension	Superlative *** GO BACK TO NOM., S., MASC 1^st/2^nd declension
Acer, -cris, -cre	Acrior, -ius	acerrimus, -a, -um
Asper, -a, -um	Asperior, -ius	asperrimus, -a, -um
Celer, -eris, -ere	Celerior, -ius	celerrimus, -a, -um
Liber, -a, -um	liberior, -ius	liberrimus, -a, -um
Miser, -a, -um	Miserior, -ius	miserrimus, -a, -um
Pulcher, -chra, -chrum	Pulchrior, -ius	pulcherrimus, -a, -um

Irregular Comparatives (MUST BE MEMORIZED***)

Positive	Comparative 3^rd declension	Superlative 1^st/2^nd declension
Bonus, -a, -um	Melior, melius	Optimus, a-, -um
Magnus, -a, -um	Maior, maius	Maximus, a-, -um
Malus, -a, -um	Peior, peius	Pessimus, a-, -um
Multus, -a, -um	--- plus	Plurimus, a-, -um
Parvus, -a, -um	Minor, minus	Minimus, a-, -um
superus, -a, -um	Superior, superius	Summus, a-, -um supremus, a-, -um

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