 | Gustavus Brunnmark - Swedish language - 1825 - 190 pages
...and sails ; rum, room and rooms. Except only those ending with are, which are all masc. as bagare, baker and bakers, &c. Of the ADJECTIVES. An adjective...as glad, gladare, gladast. NB A few leave out the a, retaining only re and st, as hog, high, hbgre, hogst, not hbgare, hbgast, &c. minst, less, least.... | |
 | Roscoe Goddard Greene - English language - 1835 - 72 pages
...variation of the adjective, to express quality in different degrees ; as, new, newer, newest. There are three degrees of comparison, viz. the positive, the comparative, and the superlative. The positive or simple word becomes the comparative by the addition of r, or er; and the superlative by... | |
 | Solomon Barrett - English language - 1837 - 136 pages
...sung her amorous descant, &c. (See page 34, ante.) 4* SECT. III. OF THE ADJECTIVE. Adjectives admit of three degrees of comparison, viz., the positive, the comparative, and the superlative; the positive degree expresses the quality of the noun without any increase or diminution ; as, good, wise,... | |
 | Roscoe Goddard Greene - English language - 1839 - 142 pages
...variation of the adjective to express quality in different degrees ; as, new, netcer, newest. There are three degrees of comparison, viz. the positive, the comparative, and the superlative. The positive or simple word often becomes the comparative by the addition of r, or cr, and the superlative... | |
 | Camille Lantenant - 1857 - 314 pages
...nouns, and all the others must be put after. TENTH LESSON. OF THE DEGREES OF COMPARISON. There are three degrees of comparison ; viz, the positive, the comparative, and the superlative. • Vieux, nouveau, and beau, are changed into vieil, nouvel, and bel, before a noun masculine singular,... | |
 | Thomas Darnell - English language - 1865 - 96 pages
...to school immediately. LESSON 18. COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS. Adjectives and Adverbs have three degrees of comparison, viz. The Positive, the Comparative, and the Superlative; as, Positive, Sweet. Comparative, Sweeter, or (more sweet). Superlative, Sweetest (most sweet), or... | |
 | William Davis (B.A.) - English language - 1867 - 80 pages
...is a word which describes or qualifies a noun, as a long stick, a beautiful garden. Adjectives have three degrees of comparison, viz., the Positive, the Comparative^ and the Superlative, as— Pos. long Pos. Comp. longer Comp. Sup. longest Sup. beautiful more beautiful most beautiful Some... | |
 | Leonhard Schmitz - Latin language - 1880 - 190 pages
...(ncce?snry). CHAPTER XIII. COMPARISON OF ADJKCTIVES. § 39. Adjectives in Latin, as in English, have three degrees of comparison — viz., the Positive, the Comparative, and the Superlative, as : Attus, high; aitior, higher; attissimus, highest. M.&F. N. M.&F. N. V' | Fortls, forte. Fortes,... | |
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There are three degrees of comparison, viz. the positive, the comparative, and the superlative. 