comparativus

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Latin

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Etymology

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From comparō (to compare) +‎ -īvus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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

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

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

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

Descendants

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References

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  • 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.