SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES (YEAR 6)

 

A superlative adjective is a describing word which adds very, most or –est to its meaning,

 

e.g. VERY big, MOST beautiful, smallEST

 

In Latin superlative adjectives usually end with ISSIMUS eg:

 

Regular superlative adjectives

 

 

  1. laetissimus=very happy, happiest

 

  1. iratissimus=very angry, most angry

 

  1. altissimus=very high/very deep, deepest/highest

 

  1. validissimus=very strong, strongest

 

  1. tristissimus=very sad, saddest

 

  1. longissimus=very long, longest

 

  1. notissimus=very famous, most famous

 

Irregular superlative adjectives

 

These do not end with ISSIMUS

 

  1. maximus=very big, biggest

 

  1. minimus=very small, smallest

 

  1. optimus=very good, best

 

  1. pessimus=very bad, worst

 

  1. plurimus=very much, most