comparativus

Latin

Etymology

From comparō (“to compare”) +‎ -īvus.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /kom.pa.raːˈtiː.wus/, [kɔm.pa.raːˈtiː.wʊs]

Adjective

comparātīvus (feminine comparātīva, neuter comparātīvum); first/second declension

  1. comparative
  2. (grammar) comparative (of an adjective)

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative comparātīvus comparātīva comparātīvum comparātīvī comparātīvae comparātīva
genitive comparātīvī comparātīvae comparātīvī comparātīvōrum comparātīvārum comparātīvōrum
dative comparātīvō comparātīvō comparātīvīs
accusative comparātīvum comparātīvam comparātīvum comparātīvōs comparātīvās comparātīva
ablative comparātīvō comparātīvā comparātīvō comparātīvīs
vocative comparātīve comparātīva comparātīvum comparātīvī comparātīvae comparātīva

References

  • comparativus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • comparativus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • comparativus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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