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THE NINE IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES
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a. Note the peculiar neuter singular ending in -d of alius. The genitive alīus is rare. Instead of it use alterīus, the genitive of alter.
b. These peculiar case endings are found also in the declension of pronouns (see § 114). For this reason these adjectives are sometimes called the pronominal adjectives.
110. Learn the following idioms:
- alter, -era, -erum … alter, -era, -erum, the one … the other (of two)
- alius, -a, -ud … alius, -a, -ud, one … another (of any number)
- aliī, -ae, -a … aliī, -ae, -a, some … others
EXAMPLES
- Alterum oppidum est magnum, alterum parvum, the one town is large, the other small (of two towns).
- Aliud oppidum est validum, aliud īnfīrmum, one town is strong, another weak (of towns in general).
- Aliī gladiōs, aliī scūta portant, some carry swords, others shields.
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EXERCISES
I.
- In utrā casā est Iūlia? Iūlia est in neutrā casā.
- Nūllī malō puerō praemium dat magister.
- Alter puer est nauta, alter agricola.
- Aliī virī aquam, aliī terram amant.
- Galba ūnus (or sōlus) cum studiō labōrat.
- Estne ūllus carrus in agrō meō?
- Lesbia est ancilla alterīus dominī, Tullia alterīus.
- Lesbia sōla cēnam parat.
- Cēna nūllīus alterīus ancillae est bona.
- Lesbia nūllī aliī virō cēnam dat.
Note. The pronominal adjectives, as you observe, regularly stand before and not after their nouns.
II.
- The men of all Germany are preparing for war.
- Some towns are great and others are small.
- One boy likes chickens, another horses.
- Already the booty of one town is in our fort.
- Our whole village is suffering for (i.e. weak because of) lack of food.
- The people are already hastening to the other town.
- Among the Romans (there) is no lack of grain.