The document outlines a Latin class lesson plan focusing on the comparative degree of adjectives, detailing how to form it in both nominative and genitive cases. It includes exceptions and specific examples for various categories of adjectives, along with a home assignment for students. Key references for the course material are also provided.

1. Welcome to my Latin class
I am your teacher
Omurzakova Meerim

2. As you make your bed, so you must lie on it.

3. The comparative degree
(Modus Comparativus)
Lesson plan
1. Indicating base of adjective
2. To form the comparative degree (ModusComparativus) of adjectives in
Nominativus case
3. To form the comparative degree (Modus Comparativus) of adjectives in Genetivus
case
4. Exceptions

4. There are three degrees of comparison in Latin
1. Modus Positivus- (The positive degree)
2. Modus Comparativus – (The comparative degree)
3. Modus superlativus – (The superlative degree)

5. The rules of forming the comparative degree of
adjective (Modus Comparativus)
1. to indicate the base of adjective (the base /steam of a word-
is a word without endings)
long
base
Longus
m Longa
f
Longum
n

6. The rules of forming the comparative degree of
adjective (Modus Comparativus)
1. to indicate the base of adjective
Dextr
Base
Dexter
m
Dextra
f
Dextrum
n

7. 1. indicate the base of adjective
The rules of forming the comparative degree of adjective
(Modus Comparativus)
Medial
base
Medialis
m
Medialis
f
Mediale
n

8. Form Comparative degree in Nominativus Singularis
(1 group “us”)
longus
Long+ior (m)
Long+ior (f)
Long+ius (n)

9. Form Comparative degree in Nominativus Singularis
(1 group “us”)
Profundus –deep
Profund+ior (m)
Profund+ior (f)
Profund+ius (n)

10. Form Comparative degree in Nominativus Singularis
(1group “er”)
Dexter-right Dextr+ior (m)
Dextr+ior (f)
Dextr+ius (n)

11. Form Comparative degree in Nominativus Singularis
(1 group “er”)
Sinister –left
Sinistr+ior (m)
Sinistr+ior (f)
Sinistr +ius (n)

12. Form Comparative degree in Nominativus Singularis
(2 group “is”)
Medial+ior (m)
Medial +ior (f)
Medial +ius (n)

13. Form Comparative degree in Nominativus Singularis
(2 group “is”)
Ventralis-ventral
ventral+ior (m)
ventral+ior (f)
ventral+ius (n)

14. Form Comparative degree in Genetivus Singularis
(1 group “us”)
longus
Long+ioris (m)
Long+ioris (f)
Long+ioris (n)

15. Form Comparative degree in Genetivus Singularis
(1 group “us”)
Profundus –deep
Profund+ioris (m)
Profund+ioris (f)
Profund+ioris (n)

16. Form Comparative degree in Genetivus Singularis
(2 group “er”)
Dexter-right Dextr+ioris (m)
Dextr+ioris (f)
Dextr+ioris (n)

17. Form Comparative degree in Genetivus Singularis
(2 group “er”)
Sinister –left
Sinistr+ioris (m)
Sinistr+ioris (f)
Sinistr +ioris (n)

18. Form Comparative degree in Genetivus Singularis
(2 group “is”)
Medial+ioris (m)
Medial +ioris (f)
Medial +ioris (n)

19. Form Comparative degree in Nominativus Singularis
(2 group “is”)
Ventralis-ventral
ventral+ioris (m)
ventral +ioris (f)
ventral +ioris (n)

20. Medical terms, which don’t have
the positive degree of adjective
Comparative Nom. Sing Comparative Gen. Sing meaning
m., f. n. all three genders
superior superius superioris superior (higher)
inferior inferius inferioris inferior (lower)
anterior anterius anterioris anterior (in front of)
posterior posterius posterioris posterior (behind)

21. Exceptions!!!
Positive degree Comparative degree
Nom.Sing.
Comparative degree
Gen.Sing.
m,f,n all genders
bonus, a, um (good) melior, ius melioris
malus, a, um (bad) pejor, ius pejioris
magnus, a, um (big, great) major, us majoris
parvus, a, um (little, small) minor, us minoris

22. Conclusion
Feedback questions:
How to indicate base of adjective?
How to form Comparative degree in Nominativus?
How to form Comparative degree in Genetivus?
How to form Comparative degree of adjectives “ malus”, “bonus”, “magnus” and “parvus”?
Home assignment
Ex.1.2.3 p24 in the written form
Learn by heart vocabulary p24/25

23. REFERENCES
List of main references:
1. Ibraeva I.A, Karagulova M. Sh. «Latin language and medical terminology» Kant 2017
2. Karagulova M. Sh. «Grammar of Latin in tables by means of anatomical terminology» Kant 2017
List of recommended references:
James Clackson and Geoffrey Horrocks “The Blackwell history of the Latin language” 2007.
Oxford handbook of clinical terminology 2014
McDowell, Julie. Encyclopedia of human body systems 2010
Laszlo Repas. Litografia Nyomda, Debrecen 2012 “Basics of Medical Terminology: Latin and Greek
origins”