(v.) Adjectives meaning made of or belonging to, or pertaining to.
-EUS, -ĬUS, -ĀNEUS, -TĬCUS,
-ĀLIS, -ĀRIS, -ĪLIS, -ŪLIS,
-ĀNUS, -ĒNUS, -ĪNUS, -ENSIS,
-TER (-TRIS), -ESTER (-ESTRIS), -TĬMUS,
-ERNUS, -URNUS, -TURNUS (-TERNUS).
| aur-eus | = golden | formed from | aurum = gold. |
| patr-ius | = paternal | „ | pater = a father. |
| subterr-aneus | = subterranean | „ | sub terrā = underground. |
| dŏmes-ticus | = domestic | „ | domus = a house. |
| nātūr-ālis | = natural | „ | natura = nature. |
| pŏpŭl-aris | = fellow-countryman | „ | populus = a people. |
| vĕtĕr-ānus | = veteran | „ | vetus (veter-) = old. |
| sĕr-ēnus | = calm, of evening stillness | „ | serus = late. |
| dīv-īnus | = divine | „ | divus = god. |
| fŏr-ensis | = of the forum | „ | forum = a market-place. |
| lac-teus | = milky | „ | lac (lacti-) = milk. |
| subl-icius | = resting on piles | „ | sublica = a pile. |
| pălus-ter | = marshy | „ | palūs = a marsh. |
| silv-ester | = woody | „ | silva = a wood. |
| fīnĭ-timus | = neighbouring | „ | finis = a boundary. |
| ver-nus | = vernal | „ | vēr = spring. |
| dĭ-urnus | = daily | „ | dies = day. |
| diū-turnus | = lasting | „ | diū = long (time). |
(vi.) Adjectives expressing the action of the Verb as a quality or tendency.
-AX, -ĬDUS, -ŬLUS, -VUS (-UUS, -ĪVUS, -TĪVUS).
| pugn-ax | = pugnacious | formed from | pugnare = to fight. |
| cŭp-idus | = eager | „ | cupere = to desire. |
| bĭb-ulus | = thirsty (of sand etc.) | „ | bibere = to drink. |
| nŏc-uus | = hurtful | „ | nocēre = to hurt. |
| cap-tivus | = captive | „ | capere = to take. |
(vii.) Adjectives expressing passive qualities but occasionally active.
-ILIS, -BĬLIS, -ĬUS, -TĪLIS.
| frăg-ilis | = frail | formed from | frangere √frag | = to break. |
| nō-bilis | = well known | „ | noscere √gno | = to know. |
| exĭm-ius | = choice, rare | „ | eximere | = take out. |
| tex-tilis | = woven | „ | texere | = to weave. |
(viii.) Adjectives originally gerundives.