Adjectives - Paradigms


2-1-2 adjectives

bonus, bona, bonum - good

Singular

Case Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative bon-us bon-a bon-um
Genitive bon-ī bon-ae bon-ī
Dative bon-ō bon-ae bon-ō
Accusative bon-um bon-am bon-um
Ablative bon-ō bon-ā bon-ō

Plural

Case Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative bon-ī bon-ae bon-a
Genitive bon-ōrum bon-ārum bon-ōrum
Dative bon-īs bon-īs bon-īs
Accusative bon-ōs bon-ās bon-a
Ablative bon-īs bon-īs bon-īs

pulcher, pulchra, pulchrum - beautiful, handsome

Singular

Case Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative pulcher pulchr-a pulchr-um
Genitive pulchr-ī pulchr-ae pulchr-ī
Dative pulchr-ō pulchr-ae pulchr-ō
Accusative pulchr-um pulchr-am pulchr-um
Ablative pulchr-ō pulchr-ā pulchr-ō

Plural

Case Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative pulchr-ī pulchr-ae pulchr-a
Genitive pulchr-ōrum pulchr-ārum pulchr-ōrum
Dative pulchr-īs pulchr-īs pulchr-īs
Accusative pulchr-ōs pulchr-ās pulchr-a
Ablative pulchr-īs pulchr-īs pulchr-īs

2-1-2 - īus adjectives

nullus, nulla, nullum - no, none

Singular

Case Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative null-us* null-a null-um**
Genitive null-īus null-īus null-īus
Dative null-ī null-ī null-ī
Accusative null-um null-am null-um
Ablative null-ō null-ā null-ō

* Some masculine nominative singulars of -īus adjectives end in -r (e.g., alter, altera, alterum).
** Some neuter nominative singulars of -īus adjectives end in -d (e.g., alius, alia, aliud).

Plural

Case Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative null-ī null-ae null-a
Genitive null-ōrum null-ārum null-ōrum
Dative null-īs null-īs null-īs
Accusative null-ōs null-ās null-a
Ablative null-īs null-īs null-īs

Three-Termination Adjectives

ācer, ācris, ācre - keen, sharp

Singular

Case Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ācer ācr-is ācr-e
Genitive ācr-is ācr-is ācr-is
Dative ācr-ī ācr-ī ācr-ī
Accusative ācr-em ācr-em ācr-e
Ablative ācr-ī ācr-ī ācr-ī

Plural

Case Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ācr-ēs ācr-ēs ācr-ia
Genitive ācr-ium ācr-ium ācr-ium
Dative ācr-ibus ācr-ibus ācr-ibus
Accusative ācr-ēs ācr-ēs ācr-ia
Ablative ācr-ibus ācr-ibus ācr-ibus

Two-Termination Adjectives

fortis, forte - strong, brave

Singular

Case M./F. Neuter
Nominative fort-is fort-e
Genitive fort-is fort-is
Dative fort-ī fort-ī
Accusative fort-em fort-e
Ablative fort-ī fort-ī

Plural

Case M./F. Neuter
Nominative fort-ēs fort-ia
Genitive fort-ium fort-ium
Dative fort-ibus fort-ibus
Accusative fort-ēs fort-ia
Ablative fort-ibus fort-ibus

One-Termination Adjectives

sapiēns, sapientis - wise

Singular

Case M./F. Neuter
Nominative sapiēns sapiēns
Genitive sapient-is sapient-is
Dative sapient-ī sapient-ī
Accusative sapient-em sapiēns*
Ablative sapient-ī sapient-ī

* The accusative forms of all neuter nouns, adjectives, and pronouns exactly match their nominative counterparts within the same number (e.g., neuter accusative singular = neuter nominative singular).

Plural

Case M./F. Neuter
Nominative sapient-ēs sapient-ia
Genitive sapient-ium sapient-ium
Dative sapient-ibus sapient-ibus
Accusative sapient-ēs sapient-ia
Ablative sapient-ibus sapient-ibus

Interrogative

quī, quae, quod - which? what?

Singular

Case Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative quī quae quod
Genitive cuius cuius cuius
Dative cui cui cui
Accusative quem quam quod
Ablative quō quā quō

Plural

Case Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative quī quae quae
Genitive quōrum quārum quōrum
Dative quibus quibus quibus
Accusative quōs quās quae
Ablative quibus quibus quibus

Declinable Numerals

ūnus, -a, -um - one

Case Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ūnus ūna ūnum
Genitive ūnīus ūnīus ūnīus
Dative ūnī ūnī ūnī
Accusative ūnum ūnam ūnum
Ablative ūnō ūnā ūnō

duo, duae, duo - two

Case Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative duo duae duo
Genitive duōrum duārum duōrum
Dative duōbus duābus duōbus
Accusative duōs duās duo
Ablative duōbus duābus duōbus

trēs, tria - three

Case M./F. Neuter
Nominative trēs tria
Genitive trium trium
Dative tribus tribus
Accusative trēs tria
Ablative tribus tribus

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