| Adverbs |
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The comparative form of an adverb is extremely simple. It is exactly the same as the neuter nominative singular form of a comparative adjective and it almost always ends in -ius:
| Positive adjective |
Comparative adjective |
Positive adverb |
Comparative adverb |
| clarus, clara, clarum, clear | clarior, clarius, clearer | clarê, clearly | clarius, more clearly |
| levis, levis, leve, light | levior, levius, lighter | levê, lightly | levius, more lightly |
| celer, celeris, celere, swift | celerior, celerius, swifter | celeriter, swiftly | celerius, more swiftly |
| prudens, prudentis, wise | prudentior, prudentius, wiser | prudenter, wisely | prudentius, more wisely |
| [none] | [none] | diû, for a long time | diûtius, for a longer time |
| [none] | [none] | saepe, often | saepius, more often |
You may have to rely on the context to tell you if a word ending in -ius is
Like comparative adjectives, comparative adverbs can have more than one possible meaning. For instance:
saepius = "more often" or "too often" or "rather often"
In the direct comparison, a comparative adverb can be used either with quam + the nominative case or with the ablative of degree of difference:
A horse runs swifter than a man = equus currit celerius quam homo = equus currit celerius homine
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