86 TELOOGOO GRAMMAR.
OF OOj35DoS ADJECTIVES.
289 The rules which have, been given for the derivation of substantive nouns from the Sanscrit, apply equally to the derivation of adjectives from that language : ft3^5S3xx> adjectives, therefore, in opposition to ""oS^* adjectives, admit of the distinctions of gender, number, and case-
Sanscrit. Crude. Adjective. ........ .virtuous ........ skiUed Masculine-
- C o Q" . ..independent ........ ^$C &
Stf&o.CS. .. dependent ......... SS&eS'o, e&> JoicOb ....... rf^ar .............. i5o i excellent. ......... lofty, tall ....... ( Teloogoo. Feminine. Neuter. ,^ i.* ........ X> C & S5bo i3 i <). , V-.> .poor ............. >. ........ ...,, , .^ proper.. extensive dexterous.. .i
290 e^t^S$>^x) adjectives, when immediately prefixed to substantives, do not in . general admit of declension. They usually require the particles
