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238 APPENDIX I
476.
REGULAR COMPARISON OF ADVERBS
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
|---|---|---|
| cārē (cārus), dearly | cārius | cārissimē |
| miserē (miser), wretchedly | miserius | miserrimē |
| ācriter (ācer), sharply | ācrius | ācerrimē |
| facile (facilis), easily | facilius | facillimē |
477.
IRREGULAR COMPARISON OF ADVERBS
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
|---|---|---|
| diū, long, a long time | diūtius | diūtissimē |
| bene (bonus), well | melius, better | optimē, best |
| male (malus), ill | peius, worse | pessimē, worst |
| magnopere, greatly | magis, more | maximē, most |
| multum (multus), much | plūs, more | plūrimum, most |
| parum, little | minus, less | minimē, least |
| saepe, often | saepīus | saepissimē |
478.
NUMERALS
The cardinal numerals are indeclinable excepting ūnus, duo, trēs, the hundreds above one hundred, and mīlle used as a noun. The ordinals are declined like bonus, -a, -um.
| Cardinals | Ordinals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
(How many) |
(In what order) |
|||
| 1, | ūnus, -a, -um, | one | prīmus, -a, -um | first |
| 2, | duo, duae, duo | two | secundus (or alter) | second |
| 3, | trēs, tria | three, | tertius | third, |
| 4, | quattuor | etc. | quārtus | etc. |
| 5, | quīnque | quīntus | ||
| 6, | sex | sextus | ||
| 7, | septem | septimus | ||
| 8, | octō | octāvus | ||
| 9, | novem | nōnus | ||
| 10, | decem | decimus | ||
| 11, | ūndecim | ūndecimus | ||
| 12, | duodecim | duodecimus | ||
| 13, | tredecim (decem (et) trēs) | tertius decimus | ||
| 14, | quattuordecim | quārtus decimus | ||
