ADJECTIVES
Adjectives always have the same case, number
and gender as the noun they describe.
When reading, match
adjectives to nouns by their case, number and gender.
Degrees of adjectives:
adjectives can be positive
(the ordinary form), comparative ("more"),
and superlative ("most")
for most adjectives the comparative
has the suffix -ter-
at the end of the stem (e.g.
a)ciw//teroj, "worthier")
and for the superlative
the suffix -tat-
at the end of the stem (e.g. a)ciw//tatoj,
"worthiest")
a small number of irregular adjectives
have a third declension
comparative stem ending
in -<i>on-
[nominative
-<i>wn, neuter
-<i>on] and
a superlative stem ending in
-ist-:
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good
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a)gaqo/j
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a)mei/nwn
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a)/ristoj
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noble
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a)gaqo/j
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belti/wn
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be/ltistoj
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strong, good
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a)gaqo/j
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krei/ttwn
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kra/tistoj
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shameful
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ai)sxro/j
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ai)sxi/wn
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ai)/sxistoj
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sweet
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h(du/j
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h(di/wn
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h(/distoj
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bad
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kako/j
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kak/iwn
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ka/kistoj
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inferior
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kako/j
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xei/rwn
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xei/ristoj
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beautiful
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kalo/j
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kalli/wn
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ka/llistoj
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large
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me/gaj
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mei/zwn
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me/gistoj
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small
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mikro/j
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e)la/ttwn
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e)la/xistoj
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much/many
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polu/j
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plei/wn
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pleiVstoj
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few
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o)li/goj
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o)lei/zwn
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o)li/gistoj
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easy
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r(#/dioj
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r(#/wn
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r(#Vstoj
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swift
|
taxu/j
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taxi/wn
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ta/xistoj
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