Adjectives: modify a noun or pronoun by describing, qualifying, or limiting.
There are 2 types of Latin Adjectives
1st and 2nd
Declension
Adjectives
3rd Declension
Adjectives
gravis, gravē
magnus, magna, magnum
Nom
Gen
Dat
Acc
Abl
Masculine (use 2nd Dec)
Singular Plural
magnus
magnī
magnī
magnōrum
magnō
magnīs
magnum
magnōs
magnō
magnīs
Nom
Gen
Dat
Acc
Abl
Feminine
Singular
magna
magnae
magnae
magnam
magnā
Nom
Gen
Dat
Acc
Abl
Neuter (use 2nd Dec Neut)
Singular Plural
magnum
magna
magnī
magnōrum
magnō
magnīs
magnum
magna
magnō
magnīs
Adjectives agree
with their nouns
in Case, Gender,
and Number.
(use 1st Dec)
Plural
magnae
magnārum
magnīs
magnās
magnīs
Nom
Gen
Dat
Acc
Abl
Masc. & Fem. (use 3rd Dec)
Singular Plural
gravis
gravēs
gravis
gravium
gravī
gravibus
gravem gravēs
gravī
gravibus
Nom
Gen
Dat
Acc
Abl
Neuter ( 3rd Dec Neut/kind of)
Singular Plural
grave
gravīa
gravis
gravium
gravī
gravibus
grave
gravīa
gravī
gravibus
Adjectives of quantity go before
the noun and adjectives of
quality go after the noun.
There are a handful of adjectives
that govern specific cases.
Cupidus, a, um gen.
eager for, desirous of
Predicate Adjectives are linked
to their noun by a linking verb.
am, are, is , was, were, be, being, been
Fīnitimus, a, um dat.
neighboring, next to
The province is next to the Romans.
Caesar was desirous of power.
Plēnus, a, um
full of, full with
The province is full of towns.
gen. or abl.
Similis, e gen. or dat.
like, similar to
A son is similar to his father.