The Gauls
were not more eager than the Germans. 3. The eagle is not slower than
the horse. 4. The spirited woman did not fear to make the journey by
night. 5. The mind of the multitude was quite gentle and friendly.
6. But the king's mind was very different. 7. The king was not like
(similar to) his noble father. 8. These hills are lower than the huge
mountains of our territory.

[Illustration: ARMA ROMANA]

LESSON LV

IRREGULAR COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES (_Continued_)

[Special Vocabulary]

/aedificium, aedifi'ci:\, n., _building, dwelling_ (edifice)
/imperium, impe'ri:\, n., _command, chief power; empire_
/mors, mortis (-ium)\, f., _death_ (mortal)
/reliquus, -a, -um\, _remaining, rest of_. As a noun, m. and n. plur.,
_the rest_ (relic)
/scelus, sceleris\, n., _crime_
/servitu:s, -u:tis\, f., _slavery_ (servitude)
/valle:s, vallis (-ium)\, f., _valley_

/abdo:, abdere, abdidi:, abditus\, _hide_
/contendo:, contendere, contendi:, contentus\, _strain, struggle;
hasten_ (contend)
/occi:do:, occi:dere, occi:di:, occi:sus\, _cut down, kill_. Cf.
/neco:\, /interficio:\
/perterreo:, perterre:re, perterrui:, perterritus\, _terrify,
frighten_
/recipio:, recipere, rece:pi:, receptus\, _receive, recover_;
/se: recipere\, _betake one's self, withdraw, retreat_
/tra:do:, tra:dere, tra:didi:, tra:ditus\, _give over, surrender,
deliver_ (traitor)

_311._ Some adjectives in English have irregular comparison, as _good,
better, best_; _many, more, most._ So Latin comparison presents some
irregularities. Among the adjectives that are compared irregularly are

POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
bonus, -a, -um, _good_ melior, melius optimus, -a, -um
magnus, -a, -um, _great_ maior, maius maximus, -a, -um
malus, -a, -um, _bad_ peior, peius pessimus, -a, -um
multus, -a, -um, _much_ ----, plu:s plu:rimus, -a, -um
multi:, -ae, -a, _many_ plu:re:s, plu:ra plu:rimi:, -ae, -a
parvus, -a, -um, _small_ minor, minus minimus, -a, -um

_312._ The following four adjectives have two superlatives. Unusual
forms are placed in parentheses.

exterus, -a, -um, (exterior, -ius, { extre:mus, -a, -um }
_outward_ _outer_) {(extimus, -a, -um) }
_outermost, last_
i:nferus, -a, -um, i:nferior, -ius, { i:nfimus, -a, -um }
_lo