Adjectives belong to either:
I. The 1st and 2nd declension- e.b. magnus, -a, -um, / pulcher,
pulchra, pulchrum
II. The 3rd declension- e.g. celer, celeris, celere, / levis,
levis, leve./ ferox, ferox, ferox
(n.b. ferox is the same in the masc., fem. and
neuter so one learns the genitive form to find the root...ferocis)
Adjectives agree with nouns: CASE / NUMBER / GENDER
Adjectives NEVER leave their own declension unless to change the degree (see comparative adjectives)
E.G.
| magna navis | fortus servus | grave periculum | ALL NOM. CASE |
| magnam navem | fortium servorum | gravia pericula | |
| Acc. sg. | gen. pl. | nom./acc. pl. |
N.B. Third declension Adjectives vary from third declension nouns in the following: all abl. sg. -e becomes -i, all gen. pl. -um becomes -ium, neuter nom. and acc. pl. -a becomes -ia.
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