XXXIV: The Cōmissātiō Nomen: Bell: Vocabulary 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Down 1. to demand 2.pessimus 4. than 5. wiser, more sensible 6. et...et 7. more wine 10.prudenter 11.nimis 15.sinere Created on TheTeachersCorner.net Crossword Maker Across 3.cura 8. method 9. he collapsed 12. to invoke 13.miscere 14. I drain 16. I appoint
Derivatives: Creō, Creāre- Create, Precreation, Creative Prudentior, Prudenter- Prudent Modus, -ī- Mode, Method, Accommodate Cura, -ae- Secure, Sincure Invocō, Invocāre- Invocate, Invocation Pessimus, -a, -um- Pessimistic, Pessimism Misceo, Miscēre- Miscellaneous, Promiscuous Hauriō, Haurīre- Exhaustive, Exhaustion Cōmissātiō- Commission Flōrēs- Flowers Practice Questions: The following sentences have a vocabulary word used in it. Use the context clues to give the definition of the vocabulary word bolded. 1. Titus enim plūs vīnī rogavit. 2. Gaius arbiter bibendī creabat. 3. Nimis vīnī iam hausisti. 4. Gauis est prudentior quam Titus. 5. Titus subito collāpsus est in pavementum.
Building the Meaning Adjectives: Positive, Comparative, and Superlative Degrees The following sentences include the use of the three types of adjectives used in Latin. Positive: Gāius est laetus. Gaius is happy. Comparative: Messalla est laetior quam Gāius. Messalla is happier than Gaius. Superlative: Titus est laetissimus omnium. Titus is happiest of all. Adjectives use the positive, comparative, and superlative degrees. In the sentences above you can tell what the comparative is based on the letters ior and the superlative by the letters issimus. There are different ways that the comparative form can be translated. In the sentence below prūdentior can mean wisher, rather wise, or too wise. Nēmō est prūdentior quam Gāius. No one is wiser/ more sensible than Gaius. The superlative also has different ways that it can be translated. In the sentence below this can also be seen. Prūdentissimus means wisest or very wise. Gāius est prūdentissimus omnium. Gaius is the wisest/ most sensible of all. Use these next practice questions to help enhance you understanding of how these forms can be used. 6. Aurelia est pulcherrima omnium feminam. 7. Cornelia est prudentior quam Sextum et Marcum. 8. Flavia est brevior Corneliā. 9. Davus est miserrimus omnium. 10. Cornelius diligentior in tābulum quam Titum laborabat.
Forms Adjectives: Positive, Comparative, and Superlative For each Latin adjective give the comparative and superlative of it in Latin. Then translate. 1.laetus,, 2. molestus,, 3. celer,, 4. brevis,, 5. facilis,, 6. fidelis,, 7. pulcher,, 8. longus,, 9. stultus,, 10. bonus,, Forms Irregular Comparative and Superlative Adjectives Fill in the missing forms Positive Comparative Superlatives Bonus a um Good Optimus a um Best Peior us Worse Pessimus a um Worst Magnus a um Big Minor us Smaller Plurimus a um Most Plurès à More
Forms Case Endings of Comparatives and Superlatives (Decline the comparative and superlative of prudentior): Comparative Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter Nominative Prudentior Prudentior Prudentius Plural Nominative Prudentiores Prudentiores Prudentiora Superlative Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter Nominative Prudentissimus Prudentissima Prudentissimum Plural Nominative Below are some practice questions that will help to review all the forms that have been reviewed. The following forms learned are italicized. Name what form it is and translate the sentence. 1. Aurelia, quod tristissima erat, in eam cubiculum sedit. 2. Optimus cena a coquō parabat. 3. Marcī pateris, molestissimō Sextō, puerī veberat. 4. Senator sevī parvum pecuniam dedit. 5. Nemo est stultior quam Titus.
XXXIV: The Cōmissātiō Answer Key Vocabulary 1. Titus enim plūs vīnī rogavit. More wine 2. Gaius arbiter bibendī creabat. Was appointed 3. Nimis vīnī iam hausisti. Too much 4. Gauis est prudentior quam Titus. Wiser 5. Titus subito collāpsus est in pavementum. Collapsed Building the Meaning Adjectives: Positive, Comparative, and Superlative Degrees 6. Aurelia est pulcherrima omnium feminās. Aurelia is the most beautiful of all the women. 7. Cornelia est prudentior quam Sextum et Marcum. Cornelia is wiser than Sextus and Marcus. 8. Flavia est brevior Corneliā. Flavia is shorter than Cornelia. 9. Davus est miserrimus omnium. Davus is the most miserable of all. 10. Cornelius diligentior in tābulum quam Titum laborabat. Cornelius was working more diligent than Titus in the study. Forms Adjectives: Positive, Comparative, and Superlative 1. Laetus, happy; laetior, laetius, happier; laetissimus,-a, -um, happiest 2. Molestus, annoying; molestior, molestius, more annoying; molestissimus, -a, -um, most annoying 3. Celer, swift; celerior, celerius, swifter; celerrimus, -a, -um, swiftest 4. Brevis, short; brevior, brevius, shorter; brevissimus, -a, -um, shortest 5. Facilis, easy; facilior, facilius, easier; facillimus, -a, -um, easiest 6. Fidelis, faithful; fidelior, fidelius, more faithful; fidelissimus, -a, -um, most faithful 7. pulcher, beautiful; pulchrior, pulchrius, more beautiful; pulcherrimus, -a, -um, most beautiful 8. longus, long; longior, longius, longer; Longissimus, -a, -um, longest 9. Stultus, stupid; stultior, stultius, stupider; stultissimus, -a, -um, stupidest 10. Bonus, good; melior, melius, better; optimus, -a, -um, best
Forms Irregular Comparative and Superlative Adjectives Fill in the missing forms Positive Comparative Superlatives Bonus a um Good Melior us Better Optimus a um Best Malus a um Bad Peior us Worse Pessimus a um Worst Magnus a um Big Maior us Bigger Maximus a um Biggest Parvus a um Small Minor us Smaller Minimus a um Smallest Multus a um Much Plùs More Plurimus a um Most Multì ae a Many Plurès à More Plurimì ae a Very Many Forms Adjectives: Case Endings of Comparatives and Superlatives Comparatives: Masculine/ Feminine: Prudentior, Prudentioris, Prudentiori, Prudentiorem, Prudentiore, Prudentiores, Prudentiorum, Prudentioribus, Prudentiores, Prudentioribus. Neuter: Prudentius, Prudentioris, Prudentiori, Prudentius, Prudentiore, Prudentiora, Prudentiorum, Prudentioribus, Prudentiora, Prudentioribus. Superlatives: Masculine: Prudentissimus, -I, -o, -um, -o, -I, -orum, -is, -os, -is. Feminine: Prudentissima, -ae, -ae, -am, -a, -ae, -arum, -is, -as, -is. Neuter: Prudentissimum, -is, -I, -em, -e, -es, -um, -ibus, -es, -ibus. 1. Aurelia, quod tristissima erat, in eam cubiculum sedit. Tristissima: Superlative Aurelia, because she was very sad, sat in her room. 2. Optimus cena a coquō parabat. Optimus: Irregular Superlative The best dinner was prepared by the cook. 3. Marcī pateris, molestissimō Sextō, puerī veberat. Molestissimo: Superlative The father of Marcus, very annoyed by Sextus, beat the boy. 4. Senator sevī parvum pecuniam dedit. Parvum: Positive The Senator gave little money to the slave. 5. Nemo est stultior quam Titus. Stultior: Comparative No one is stupider than Titus.