| Positive. | Comparative. | Superlative. |
|---|---|---|
| pauper, poor, | pauperior, poorer, | pauperrimus, poorest. |
| ācer, sharp, | ācrior, sharper, | ācerrimus, sharpest. |
mātūrrimus occurs once (Tac.), for mātūrissimus, positive mātūrus, ripe.
(3.) SUPERLATIVE -limus.
humilis, difficilis, and facilis,
similis, dissimilis, and gracilis,
have the nominative of the superlative in -limus, following l of the stem ([350]): as,
| Positive. | Comparative. | Superlative. |
|---|---|---|
| humilis, lowly, | humilior, lowlier, | humillimus, lowliest. |
THE COMPARATIVE SUFFIX.
[346]. The comparative suffix is -iōs-, which becomes in the singular, nominative masculine and feminine, -ior ([154]; [132]), neuter nominative and accusative, -ius ([107, c]); in all other cases -iōr- ([154]).