03.04 Third Declension Adjectives
Third Declension Adjectives can be divided into three groups:
Third Declension Adjectives are ______.
Third Declension Adjectives with three ______Singular Forms (m./f./n.)
acer (m.), acris (f.), acre (n.)
celer (m.), celeris (f.), celere (n.)
Third Declension Adjectives with two ______Singular Forms (m./f. and n.)
brevis (m. and f.), breve (n.)
communis (m. and f.), commune (n.)
difficilis (m. and f.), difficile (n.)
facilis (m. and f.), facile (n.)
fortis (m. and f.), forte (n.)
immortalis (m. and f.), immortale (n.)
omnis (m. and f.), omne (n.)
Third Declension Adjectives with one Nominative Singular Form (m.,f., and n.). The genitive singular is included in this dictionary entry because you need the ______singular to find the stem.
audax (m., f., and n.), audacis (gen. sing.)
potens (m., f., and n), potentis (gen. sing.)
demens (m., f., and n.), dementis (gen. sing.)
divis (m., f., and n.), divis (gen. sing.)
par (m., f., and n.), paris (gen. sing.)
Finding the Stems for Third Declension Adjectives
Drop the ______from the feminine nominative singular or from the genitive singular in the ones that have only one nominative singular form.
Third declension M/F adjectives have these endings:
______
______
Third declension N adjectives have these endings:
______
______
______
Third Declension Adjectives
Singular
celer, celeris, celere
(Three nominative endings) / brevis, breve
(Two nominative endings) / potens, potentis (gen. sing.)
(One nominative ending)
M / F / N / M/F / N / M/F / N
Nominative
Genitive
Dative
Accusative
Ablative
Third Declension Adjectives
Plural
celer, celeris, celere
(Three nominative endings) / brevis, breve
(Two nominative endings) / potens, potentis
(One nominative ending)
M/F / N / M/F / N / M/F / N
Nominative
Genitive
Dative
Accusative
Ablative
Remember, adjectives agree in ______, but not necessarily in endings.