[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 |
| 15, | quīndecim | quīntus decimus |
| 16, | sēdecim | sextus decimus |
| 17, | septendecim | septimus decimus |
| 18, | duodēvīgintī (octōdecim) | duodēvīcēnsimus |
| 19, | ūndēvīgintī (novendecim) | ūndēvīcēnsimus |
| 20, | vīgintī | vīcēnsimus |
| 21, | vīgintī ūnus or
ūnus et vīgintī, etc. | vīcēnsimus prīmusor
ūnus et vīcēnsimus, etc. |
| 30, | trīgintā | trīcēnsimus |
| 40, | quadrāgintā | quadrāgēnsimus |
| 50, | quīnquāgintā | quīnquāgēnsimus |
| 60, | sexāgintā | sexāgēnsimus |
| 70, | septuāgintā | septuāgēnsimus |
| 80, | octōgintā | octōgēnsimus |
| 90, | nōnāgintā | nōnāgēnsimus |
| 100, | centum | centum |
| 101, | centum (et) ūnus, etc. | centum (et) ūnus, etc. |
| 120, | centum (et) vīgintī | centum (et) vīgintī |
| 121, | centum (et) vīgintī ūnus, etc. | centum (et) vīgintī ūnus, etc. |
| 200, | ducentī, -ae, -a | ducentī, -ae, -a |
| 300, | trecentī | trecentī |
| 400, | quadringentī | quadringentī |
| 500, | quīngentī | quīngentī |
| 600, | sescentī | sescentī |
| 700, | septingentī | septingentī |
| 800, | octingentī | octingentī |
| 900, | nōngentī | nōngentī |
| 1000, | mīlle | mīlle |
[479.] Declension of duo, two, trēs, three, and mīlle, a thousand.
| Masc. | Fem. | Neut. | M. and F. | Neut. | Sing. | Plur. |
|---|
| N. | duo | duae | duo | trēs | trīa | mīlle | mīlia |
| G. | duōrum | duārum | duōrum | trium | trium | mīlle | mīlium |
| D. | duōbus | duābus | duōbus | tribus | tribus | mīlle | mīlibus |
| A. | duōs or duo | duās | duo | trīs or trēs | tria | mīlle | mīlia |
| A. | duōbus | duābus | duōbus | tribus | tribus | mīlle | mīlibus |
Note. Mīlle is used in the plural as a noun with a modifying genitive, and is occasionally so used in the nominative and accusative singular. For the declension of ūnus cf. [§ 470].
PRONOUNS
[480.] PERSONAL