Adjectives of the Third Declension


Adjectives of the Third Declension Vocabulary

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Latin English
facils, -, facile easy
princeps, -, (princepis) chief
omnis, -, omne every
utilis, -, utile useful
velox, -, (velocis) swift
turpis, -, turpe ugly, shameful
dulcis, -, dulce sweet, pleasant
maior, -, (maius) greater, older
lenis, -, lene mild
alacer, alacris, alacre eager, excited
prior, -, (prius) former
potens, -, (potentis) powerful
celer, celeris, celere sift
sapiens, -, (sapientis) wise
levis, -, leve light
gravis, -, grave heavy, serious
ferox, -, (ferocis) fierce,
plus, -, - more
dissimilis, -, dissimile unlike
nobilis, -, nobile well-known, noble
gracilis, -, gracile slender, thin
incolumis, -, incolume unharmed
audax, -, (audacis) bold
tristis, -, triste sad
immortalis, -, immortale immortal
fidelis, -, fidele faithful, loyal
humilis, -, humile lowly, humble
fortis, -, forte strong, brave
recens, -, (recentis) recent
melior, -, (melius) better
senex, -, (senis) old
felix, -, (felicis) lucky
similis, -, simile similar
diligens, -, (diligentis) diligent, careful
mortalis, -, mortale mortal
par, -, (paris) equal
minor, -, (minus) smaller
superior, -, (superius) higher
difficilis, -, difficile hard, difficult
acer, acris, acre keen, fierce
brevis, -, breve brief
peior, -, (peius) worse
communis, -, commune common
ingens, -, (ingentis) huge



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