Dexter, dextĕră or dextră, dextĕrum or dextrum on the right hand, varies.
All other Adjectives of the First Class in -er are declined like pĭgĕr.
§ 29. ūnus, ūna, ūnum one, is thus declined in the Sing:
M. | F. | N. | |
N. | ūn-ŭs | ūn-ă | ūn-um |
V. | ūn-ĕ | ūn-ă | ūn-um |
A. | ūn-um | ūn-am | ūn-um |
G. | ūn-īŭs or ūn-ĭŭs | ||
D. | ūn-ī | ||
Abl. | ūn-o | ūn-ā | ūn-ō |
In the Plural (required for Nouns with a Plural form but a Singular meaning) it is declined like bŏnŭs.
The following Pronominal Adjectives also have -īŭs (or -ĭŭs, see § 448*) in G. Sing., and -ī in D. Sing. of all Genders.
ūllus any | sōlus only |
nūllus no | tōtus whole |
alter, altĕra, altĕrum one or other (of two), second. | |
ŭter, ŭtra, ŭtrum which of two. | |
neuter, neutra, neutrum neither. |
ălĭ-ŭs, ălĭ-a, ălĭ-ŭd other has Gen. Sing. ălīŭs (rare), Dat. Sing. ălĭī.
Adjectives of the Second Class.
§ 30. These Adjectives, with a very few exceptions, do not distinguish the Masc. and Fem. by different terminations.
The general remarks in § 21 on Nouns of the Third Declension apply to Adjectives of the Second Class.