In lesson 4 you learned about Group A adjectives, whose endings are the same as the endings of first and second declension nouns. This lesson covers Group B adjectives, which have the same endings as third declension I-stem nouns with the exception that the masculine and feminine ablative singular group B adjectives end in -ī. The following tables (6.1–6.4) summarize group B adjectives.
abaxialis, -is, -e – abaxial |
acaulis, -is, -e – stemless |
(in)aequalis, -is, -e – (un)equal (to) |
affinis, -is, -e – related (to) [takes genitive or dative] |
apicalis, -is, -e – apical |
axillaris, -is, -e – axillary |
basalis, -is, -e – basal |
biennis, -is, -e – biennial |
brevis, -is, -e – short |
caulinis, -is, -e – cauline |
communis, -is, -e – common |
filiformis, -is, -e – filiform |
gracilis, -is, -e – slender |
grandis, -is, -e – large, tall |
horizontalis, -is, -e – horizontal |
humilis, -is, -e – low |
irregularis, -is, -e – irregular |
laevis, -is, -e – smooth |
lateralis, -is, -e – lateral |
levis, -is, -e – light (in weight) |
linearis, -is, -e – linear |
marginalis, -is, -e – marginal |
omnis, -is, -e – all |
orbicularis, -is, -e – orbicular |
ovalis, -is, -e – oval, elliptic |
palustris, -is, -e – marshy |
perennis, -is, -e – perrenial |
pubescens, pubescens, pubescens (genitive singular: pubescentis – pubescent |
reniformis, -is, -e – reniform, kidney-shaped |
sessilis, -is, -e – sessile |
similis, -is, -e – similar (to) [takes the dative] |
simplex, simplex, simplex (genitive singular: simplicis) – all |
tenuis, -is, -e – thin |
terminalis, -is, -e – terminal |
viridis, -is, -e – green |
{?}, -is, -e – {?} |