Classical Latin adjectival declensions

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There are two classes of adjective in Classical Latin. Class I adjectives may have masculine nominative singular forms in -er (eg tener, noster); this can also be the case for class II (eg celeber, ācer), where in addition the same nominative singular sometimes applies across the board (eg fēlix, m, f & n). Present participles in class II also follow this rule (eg amāns, amāns, amāns in the nominative and amantem, amantem, amāns in the accusative.)

Class I

     
 

Masculine

Feminine

Neuter

Singular

     

Nominative

bonus

bona

bonum

Accusative

bonum

bonam

bonum

Genitive

bonī

bonae

bonī

Dative

bonō

bonae

bonō

Ablative

bonō

bonā

bonō

Plural

     

Nominative

bonī

bonae

bona

Accusative

bonōs

bonās

bona

Genitive

bonōrum

bonārum

bonōrum

Dative

bonīs

bonīs

bonīs

Ablative

bonīs

bonīs

bonīs

 

ClassII

   

Singular

   

Nominative

trīstis

trīste

Accusative

trīstem

trīste

Genitive

trīstis

trīstis

Dative

trīstī

trīstī

Ablative

trīstī

trīstī

Plural

   

Nominative

trīstēs

trīstia

Accusative

trīstēs

trīstia

Genitive

trīstium

trīstium

Dative

trīstibus

trīstibus

Ablative

trīstibus

trīstibus