To form the superlative of most Latin adverbs we replace the ‘- us’ ending of the superlative adjective with ‘-e’, so that the endings are most commonly ‘-issime’, ‘-errime’, ‘-illime’.

When we compare the way in which more than two things are carried out in English we often use the superlative form of an adverb.

To form the comparative of most Latin adverbs, we use the accusative singular neuter of the comparative adjective and so the ending is often ‘-ius’. To do this we most commonly precede the adverb with ‘more’. When we compare the way in which two things are carried out in English we often use the comparative form of an adverb. Some adjectives are irregular in the way they form their comparative and superlative forms, for example: Adjective Harder (rather hard, too hard, quite hard) More wretched (rather wretched, too wretched, quite wretched) Longer (rather long, too long, quite long) When it comes to translating Latin comparatives and superlatives, be aware that their meanings are more flexible than those in English and can be expressed in a variety of different ways. These forms decline like ‘bonus, -a, -um’. The superlative for pulcher, pulchra, pulchrum ‘beautiful’ is pulcherrimus (masculine), pulcherrima (feminine), pulcherrimum (neuter) ‘the most beautiful’. The formation of the central stem of the superlative depends on the type of adjective. ‘-ima’ for the feminine form, and ‘-imum’ for the neuter form. To form the superlative of most Latin adjectives we use the ending ‘-imus’ for the masculine form, To do this we add ‘-est’ to the end of the adjective or precede it with ‘most’. When we compare more than two things in English we often use the superlative form of an adjective. Apart from the nominative singular ending of ‘-ior’ or ‘-ius’, these forms decline like third declension nouns.

What is a superlative