Examples:

• bellum > bellicus > bellicosus
• barba, "beard" > barbatus
• ferrum, "iron" > ferreus
• urbs > urbanus
• navis > navalis

Practice exercises:

1. Identify and give meaning of base word; give meaning of compound. Extra: where possible give English derivative(s).

1. copiosus

2. otiosus

3. ebriosus

4. invidiosus

5. sumptuosus

6. studiosus

7. periculosus

8. facinorosus

9. laboriosus

10. turbulentus

11. violentus

12. iustus

13. togatus

14. molestus

15. funestus

16. robustus

17. litteratus

18. praetextatus

19. consanguineus

20. argenteus

21. igneus

22. corneus

23. marmoreus

24. purpureus

25. squameus

26. cotidianus

27. agrestis

28. servilis

29. legitimus

30. consularis

31. nefarius

32. patrius

33. regius

34. capitalis

35. rusticus

36. civilis

37. divinus

38. Atheniensis

39. puerilis

40. alternus

41. alienus

42. iudicalis

43. paternus

44. forensis

45. mortalis

46. vicinus

47. sicarius

48. castrensis

49. regalis

50. scaenicus

2. Collect additional adjectives using the new suffixes and sentences using them.

To present base add these suffixes to form adjectives:

• -bundus, -cundus, -undus "in a continuing state"
• -ilis, -bilis "able to be"
• -ax, -acis "tending to (excessively)"
• -idus "being in a condition of"

To ppp base add these suffixes:

• -ilis "able to be"
• -ivus "of, tending to"

Examples:

• morior > moribundus
• habeo > habilis
• miror > mirabilis
• teneo > tenax
• cupio > cupidus
• texo, textus, "weave" > textilis
• agere, actus > activus

Exercises:

1. Identify verb; give meaning of adjective

1. timidus

2. tumidus (< tumeo)

3. rapidus

4. fluidus

5. sordidus

6. candidus

7. liquidus

8. horridus

9. languidus

10. frigidus

11. mendax

12. audax

13. procax

14. sequax

15. sagax

16. ferax

17. fallax

18. facilis

19. nobilis

20. mobilis

21. tolerabilis

22. miserabilis

23. stabilis

24. iucundus

25. iracundus

26. fecundus

27. horribilis

28. inexorabilis

29. mutabilis

30. amabilis

31. fissilis

32. tractabilis

33. fusilis

34. nativus

35. captivus

2. Add 15 or more adjectives to this list. Collect sentences using these adjectives for additional "contexts."

3. Contexts:

1. varium et mutabile semper femina. Vergil

2. perfusus liquidis urget odoribus... Horace

3. qui fragilem truci commisit pelago ratem primus... Horace

4. Aditus tantum mortis durior longiorque, sed hic ipse laudabilis.  Pliny

5. Potuitne plus auctoritatis tribui Catoni quam si ebrius quoque tam venerabilis erat? Pliny

Know the meanings of all suffixes (parts 3-5)

Know the meanings of all prefixes (part 2); know which ones are negative and which are intensive.

Think of a word using each prefix and suffix.

Be able to define (briefly) the following terms and be able to give an example of each:

• assimilation (ac-cipio)
• vowel reduction (conficio)
• denominative verb (nomino,-are)
• frequentative verb (agito)
• inchoative verb (iuvenesco)
• agent noun (-or, -trix)
• diminutive (homunculus) 

Review Exercises

I Divide these words into parts: prefix(es), base(s), suffix(es); explain each part (meaning, use) and define the whole. Find a sentence or phrase using each word.

1. adiutrix

2. concurso

3. defetiscor

4. depeculator

5. ignominia

6. longiusculus

7. mansuetudo

8. praerogativus

9. plebiscitum

10. superficies

II Define and give an example of each:

1. denominative verb

 

2. frequentative verb

 

3. inchoative verb

 

4. assimilation

 

5. vowel reduction

III Answer these questions:

6. What are the agent suffixes, masculine and feminine? Give one word using each.

 

 

7. Give two suffixes meaning "pertaining to" and a word using each.

 

 

8. Give two negative prefixes (i.e. meaning not or badly) and a word using each.

 

 

9. Give two intensive prefixes (i.e. meaning very) and a word using each.

 

10. Give two diminutive suffixes and a word using each.