3rd declension adjectives
3rd declension adjectives take the same endings as 3rd declension nouns.
If you look a 3rd declension adjective up in a dictionary, you will find it with two possible endings, fortis, -e.
fortis means strong, brave.
The two different forms written out completely would be fortis, forte. These are the masculine, feminine, and neuter nominative singulars.
So,
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Masc & fem | Neut | Masc & fem | Neut | |
| Nominative | fortis | forte | fortes | fortia |
| Accusative | fortem | forte | fortes | fortia |
| Genitive | fortis | fortis | fortium | fortium |
| Dative | forti | forti | fortibus | fortibus |
| Ablative | forti | forti | fortibus | fortibus |
Some adjectives do not have a separate neuter form, e.g.ingens, huge
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | ingens | ingentes |
| Accusative | ingentem | ingentes |
| Genitive | ingentis | ingentium |
| Dative | ingenti | ingentibus |
| Ablative | ingenti | ingentibus |
Summary of case functions
| Nominative | subject | What it is that does the verb |
| Accusative | (direct) object | What it is the verb acts upon |
| Genitive | 'of' | |
| Dative | (indirect) object | 'for, to' |
| Ablative | 'by, with, from' |
Examples drawn from the exercises
Locate the adjective in each sentence and identify its number, gender and case. Note with which noun the adjective agrees.
The number after each question indicates the exercise from which it has been drawn, so that you can look at the example in context.
- sed etiam omnium oculos in semet haud inmerito convertit. Exercise 10
- His autem omnibus druidibus praeest unus. Exercise 11
- Principio genus herbarum viridemque nitorem terra dedit ...Exercise 9
- ut multo mihi maior acriorque ignis mollibus ardet in medullis. Exercise 8
- cupio, patres conscripti, me esse clementem ... Exercise 7
- hic unus dolor est ex omnibus acer amanti ... Exercise 6
- date palmas nobiles.Exercise 5
