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-ior
-ior
Latin
Suffix
-ior m, f (neuter -ius); third declension
- forms adjectives’ comparative degrees
- esculentus → esculentior
- pūtidus → pūtidior
- ulter → ulterior (not *ultrior)
Declension
Third declension, comparative variant
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| nominative | -ior | -ius | -iōrēs | -iōra | |
| genitive | -iōris | -iōrum | |||
| dative | -iōrī | -iōribus | |||
| accusative | -iōrem | -ius | -iōrēs | -iōra | |
| ablative | -iōre | -iōribus | |||
| vocative | -ior | -ius | -iōrēs | -iōra | |
Usage notes
- This suffix is usually appended to the oblique stem of the adjective’s absolute degree.
Derived terms
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Latin_words_suffixed_with_-ior'>Latin words suffixed with -ior</a>
See also
- -issimus (suffix forming adjectives’ superlative degrees)
References
- ↑ Andrew L. Sihler (1995) New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, New York, Oxford, Oxford University Press
- “-ior” on page 964/3 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)