The dictionary entries for these are given as masculine form, a, um:
EXAMPLE
pulcher, cra, crum stultus, a, um
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | -us, -er | -a | -um | -ī | -ae | -a |
| Genitive | -ī | -ae | -ī | -ōrum | -ārum | -ōrum |
| Dative | -o | -ae | -o | -īs | ||
| Accusative | -um | -am | -um | -ōs | -ās | -a |
| Ablative | -ō | -ā | -ō | -īs | ||
| Vocative | -e | -a | -um | = Nominative | ||
Third declension adjectives are divided into three groups depending on how many distinct forms they have for the nominative singular:
- Adjectives of three terminations - these have three distinct forms for the masculine, feminine and neuter, respectively. The stem of such an adjective is obtained by removing the ending from the feminine nominative singular. The endings for their nominative singular are the following:
| Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | -er, -is, -ø | -is, -ø | -e, -ø | -ēs | -ēs | -ia |
| Genitive | -is | -ium | ||||
| Dative | -ī | -ibus | ||||
| Accusative | -em | e | -īs, -ēs | -ia | ||
| Ablative | -ī | -ibus | ||||
| Vocative | = Nominative | = Nominative | ||||
| Singular | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | -er | -is | -e |
- Adjectives of two terminations - these have one form for the masculine and feminine and one for the neuter. The stem of such an adjective is obtained by removing the ending from the feminine nominative singular. The endings for their nominative singular are the following:
| Singular | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | -is | -is | -e |
Example: Adjectives of Two Terminations
- Adjectives of one termination - these have only one form for both the masculine, feminine and neuter. Their stem is obtained by removing the ending “-is” from the genitive singular. There are no particular endings for their nominative singular, though.
Example: Adjectives of One Termination
levis, e -> stem lev- Singular Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter Nominative levis leve levēs levia Genitive levis levium Dative levī levibus Accusative levem leve levīs, levēs levia Ablative levī levibus Vocative levis leve levēs levia
atrōx, atrōcis -> stem atrōc- Singular Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter Nominative atrōx atrōcēs atrōcia Genitive atrōcis atrōcium Dative atrōcī atrōcibus Accusative actrōcem atrōce atrōcīs, atrōcēs atrōcia Ablative atrōcī atrōcibus Vocative atrōx atrōcēs atrōcia