Yet with feminine abstract nouns, the Adjective is more frequently Neuter; as,—
stultitia et timiditās fugienda sunt, folly and cowardice must be shunned.
b) If the nouns are of different gender; then,—
α) In case they denote persons, the Adjective is Masculine; as,—
pater et māter mortuī sunt, the father and mother have died.
β) In case they denote things, the Adjective is Neuter; as,—
honōrēs et victōriae fortuīta sunt, honors and victories are accidental.
γ) In case they include both persons and things, the Adjective is,—
αα) Sometimes Masculine; as,—
domus, uxor, līberī inventī sunt, home, wife, and children are secured.
ββ) Sometimes Neuter; as,—
parentēs, līberōs, domōs vīlia habēre, to hold parents, children, houses cheap.
γγ) Sometimes it agrees with the nearest noun; as,—
populī prōvinciaeque līberātae sunt, nations and provinces were liberated.