Adjectives of the Third Declension


Adjectives of the Third Declension Vocabulary

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Group I Words
English Latin
better melior, -, (melius)
useful utilis, -, utile
brief brevis, -, breve
sweet, pleasant dulcis, -, dulce
immortal immortalis, -, immortale
worse peior, -, (peius)
wise sapiens, -, (sapientis)
fierce, ferox, -, (ferocis)
hard, difficult difficilis, -, difficile
higher superior, -, (superius)
slender, thin gracilis, -, gracile
well-known, noble nobilis, -, nobile
chief princeps, -, (princepis)
mild lenis, -, lene
keen, fierce acer, acris, acre



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