Adjectives of the Third Declension


Adjectives of the Third Declension Vocabulary

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English Latin
brief brevis, -, breve
sweet, pleasant dulcis, -, dulce
sift celer, celeris, celere
ugly, shameful turpis, -, turpe
similar similis, -, simile
bold audax, -, (audacis)
easy facils, -, facile
well-known, noble nobilis, -, nobile
light levis, -, leve
chief princeps, -, (princepis)
mortal mortalis, -, mortale
former prior, -, (prius)
immortal immortalis, -, immortale
unharmed incolumis, -, incolume
mild lenis, -, lene
recent recens, -, (recentis)
common communis, -, commune
sad tristis, -, triste
useful utilis, -, utile
strong, brave fortis, -, forte
greater, older maior, -, (maius)
lowly, humble humilis, -, humile
diligent, careful diligens, -, (diligentis)
powerful potens, -, (potentis)
old senex, -, (senis)
huge ingens, -, (ingentis)
smaller minor, -, (minus)
wise sapiens, -, (sapientis)
better melior, -, (melius)
hard, difficult difficilis, -, difficile
worse peior, -, (peius)
every omnis, -, omne
more plus, -, -
eager, excited alacer, alacris, alacre
equal par, -, (paris)
fierce, ferox, -, (ferocis)
slender, thin gracilis, -, gracile
swift velox, -, (velocis)
higher superior, -, (superius)
lucky felix, -, (felicis)
heavy, serious gravis, -, grave
faithful, loyal fidelis, -, fidele
unlike dissimilis, -, dissimile
keen, fierce acer, acris, acre



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