§ 33. Adjectives in -ĕr of the Second Class.—Most of these form N.V. Fem. by adding -ĭs, and N.V.A. Neut. by adding -ĕ to the base. Thus they have three terminations in N.V. Sing. only.
Exx. cĕlĕr, cĕlĕr-ĭs, cĕlĕr-ĕ, base cĕlĕr- swift;
ācĕr, ācr-ĭs, ācr-ĕ, base ācr- keen.
| Sing. | Plur. | ||||
| M. | F. | N. | M. F. | N. | |
| N.V. | ācer | ācr-ĭs | ācr-ĕ | ācr-ēs | ācr-ĭă |
| A. | ācr-em | ācr-em | ācr-ĕ | ācr-ēs | ācr-ĭă |
| G. | ācr-ĭs | ācr-ĭs | ācr-ĭs | ācr-ĭum | |
| D. | ācr-ī | ācr-ī | ācr-ī | ācr-ĭbŭs | |
| Abl. | ācr-ī | ācr-ī | ācr-ī | ācr-ĭbŭs | |
§ 34. Comparative Adjectives (§ 35) are declined thus:
Ex. māiŏr greater.
| Sing. | Plur. | |||
| M. F. | N. | M. F. | N. | |
| N.V. | māiŏr | māiŭs | māiōr-ēs | māiōr-ă |
| A. | māiŏr-em | māiŭs | māiŏr-ēs | māiŏr-ă |
| G. | māiŏr-ĭs | māiŏr-um | ||
| D. | māiŏr-ī | māiŏr-ĭbŭs | ||
| Abl. | māiŏr-ĕ | māiŏr-ĭbŭs | ||
Comparison of Adjectives.
§ 35. There are three Degrees of Comparison, the Positive, the Comparative, and the Superlative. The Positive denotes simply that a thing (or person) has a certain quality, as făcĭlĭs easy. The Comparative denotes that it has the quality in a higher degree than some other thing, as făcĭlĭŏr easier. The Superlative denotes either that it has the quality in a higher degree than several other things, or
