Adjectives of the Third Declension


Adjectives of the Third Declension Vocabulary

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Group I Words
Latin English
lenis, -, lene mild
difficilis, -, difficile hard, difficult
acer, acris, acre keen, fierce
melior, -, (melius) better
nobilis, -, nobile well-known, noble
dulcis, -, dulce sweet, pleasant
immortalis, -, immortale immortal
gracilis, -, gracile slender, thin
peior, -, (peius) worse
princeps, -, (princepis) chief
utilis, -, utile useful
superior, -, (superius) higher
sapiens, -, (sapientis) wise
ferox, -, (ferocis) fierce,
brevis, -, breve brief



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