Chapter 27 Flashcards
(28 cards)
delectatio, delectationis, f.
delight, pleasure, enjoyment
nepos, nepotis, m.
grandson, descendant
sol, solis, m.
sun
diligens
diligent, careful (genitive diligentis)
dissimilis, dissimile
unlike, different
gracilis, gracile
slender, thin
humilis, humile
lowly, humble
maior, -ius
greater, older; (plural) ancestors
primus, -a, -um
first, foremost, chief, principal
quot
how many, as many as (indeclinable)
similis, simile
similar (to), like, resembling
superus, -a, -um
above, upper
utilis, utile
useful, advantageous
melior, -ius
better
peior, -ius
worse
plus
more (NB no masc. and fem. or dat. sing; abl. sing. plure, gen. plur. plurium, neut. pl. plura)
minor, minus
smaller
prior, -ius
former
superior, -ius
higher
optimus, -a, -um
best
maximus, -a, -um
greatest
pessimus, -a, -um
worst
plurimus, -a, -um
most
minimus, -a, -um
smallest