Special Declension Adjectives

There is a small group of adjectives in Latin that follow a special declension. Their irregularities are very similar to the majority of new forms presented here.

Table 13-11 Declension of the Special Adjective tus, tō ta, tō tum

The most obvious difference from regular first/second declension adjectives (and most obvious similarity to the adjectives in this chapter) is in the genitive singular (-ī us) and the dative singular (-ī).

The adjectives that fall into this category are:

ū llus, -a, -um (any)

llus, -a, -um (no, none)

uter, utra, utrum (either [of two])

uterque, utraque, utrumque (each [of two])

neuter, neutra, neutrum (neither [of two])

lus, -a, -um (only, alone)

tus, -a, -um (whole)

alius, -a, -um (another [of an infinite set])

alter, altera, alterum (the other [of two])

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