pretiosior

Latin

Adjective

pretiōsior (neuter pretiōsius); third declension

1. comparative degree of pretiōsus
   • 405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Proverbs.16.16:

     Possidē sapientiam, quia aurō melior est: et adquīre prūdentiam, quia pretiōsior est argentō.

     Get wisdom, because it is better than gold: and purchase prudence, for it is more precious than silver.
     (Douay-Rheims trans., Challoner rev.: 1752 CE)

Declension

Third-declension comparative adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	pretiōsior	pretiōsius		pretiōsiōrēs	pretiōsiōra
Genitive	pretiōsiōris			pretiōsiōrum
Dative	pretiōsiōrī			pretiōsiōribus
Accusative	pretiōsiōrem	pretiōsius		pretiōsiōrēs	pretiōsiōra
Ablative	pretiōsiōre			pretiōsiōribus
Vocative	pretiōsior	pretiōsius		pretiōsiōrēs	pretiōsiōra