Editing Latin declension (section)

==== Irregular comparatives and superlatives ====
As in most languages, Latin has adjectives that have irregular comparatives and superlatives.

{| class="wikitable"
!Positive||Comparative||Superlative
|-
|{{wikt-lang|la|bonus|bonus, bona, bonum}} ('good')||{{wikt-lang|la|melior|melior, melius}} ('better')||{{wikt-lang|la|optimus|optimus, optima, optimum}} ('best')
|-
|{{wikt-lang|la|malus|malus, mala, malum}} ('bad, evil')||{{wikt-lang|la|peior|pēior, pēius}} ('worse')||{{wikt-lang|la|pessimus|pessimus, pessima, pessimum}} ('worst')
|-
|{{wikt-lang|la|magnus|magnus, magna, magnum}} ('great, large')||{{wikt-lang|la|maior|māior, māius}} ('greater')||{{wikt-lang|la|maximus|maximus, maxima, maximum}} ('greatest')
|-
|{{wikt-lang|la|parvus|parvus, parva, parvum}} ('small, slight')||{{wikt-lang|la|minor|minor, minus}} ('lesser')||{{wikt-lang|la|minimus|minimus, minima, minimum}} ('least')
|-
|{{wikt-lang|la|multus|multus, multa, multum}} ('much, many')||{{wikt-lang|la|plūs}}{{efn-lr|Noun used with genitive to express more of something in the singular; in the plural used as an adjective: {{wikt-lang|la|plures|plūrēs, plūra}}, genitive ''plūrium''.}} ('more')||{{wikt-lang|la|plurimus|plūrimus, plūrima, plūrimum}} ('most')
|-
|{{wikt-lang|la|propinquus|propinquus, propinqua, propinquum}} ('near, close')||{{wikt-lang|la|propior|propior, propius}} ('nearer')||{{wikt-lang|la|proximus|proximus, proxima, proximum}} ('nearest, next')
|-
|{{wikt-lang|la|maturus|mātūrus, mātūra, mātūrum}} ('ripe, mature')||{{wikt-lang|la|maturior|mātūrior, mātūrius}} ('riper')||{{wikt-lang|la|maturrimus|mātūrrimus, mātūrrima, mātūrrimum}}{{efn-lr|Often replaced by the regular form {{wikt-lang|la|maturissimus|mātūrissimus, mātūrissima, mātūrissimum}}.}} ('ripest')
|-
|{{wikt-lang|la|nēquam}}{{efn-lr|Indeclinable.}} ('worthless')||{{wikt-lang|la|nequior|nēquior, nēquius}} ('more worthless')||{{wikt-lang|la|nequissimus|nēquissimus, nēquissima, nēquissimum}} ('most worthless')
|-
|{{wikt-lang|la|posterus|posterus, postera, posterum}} ('next, future')||{{wikt-lang|la|posterior|posterior, posterius}} ('later')||{{wikt-lang|la|postremus|postrēmus, postrēma, postrēmum}} ('last, latest')<br> {{wikt-lang|la|postumus|postumus, postuma, postumum}}
|-
|{{wikt-lang|la|superus|superus, supera, superum}} ('above')||{{wikt-lang|la|superior|superior, superius}} ('upper')||{{wikt-lang|la|supremus|suprēmus, suprēma, suprēmum}} ('uppermost') <br> {{wikt-lang|la|summus|summus, summa, summum}}
|-
|{{wikt-lang|la|exterus|exterus, extera, exterum}} ('outward')||{{wikt-lang|la|exterior|exterior, exterius}} ('outer')||{{wikt-lang|la|extremus|extrēmus, extrēma, extrēmum}} ('outermost') <br> {{wikt-lang|la|extimus|extimus, extima, extimum}}
|-
|{{wikt-lang|la|inferus|īnferus, īnfera, īnferum}} ('below')||{{wikt-lang|la|inferior|īnferior, īnferius}} ('lower')||{{wikt-lang|la|infimus|īnfimus, īnfima, īnfimum}} ('lowest') <br> {{wikt-lang|la|imus|īmus, īma, īmum}}
|-
|{{wikt-lang|la|senex|senex, senis}} ('old, aged')||{{wikt-lang|la|senior|senior}} ('older, elder')|| {{wikt-lang|la|maximus nātū, maxima nātū}} ('oldest, eldest')
|-
|{{wikt-lang|la|iuvenis|iuvenis, iuvenis}} ('young, youthful')||{{wikt-lang|la|iuvenior|iuvenior}} ('younger') <br> {{wikt-lang|la|iunior|iūnior}}|| {{wikt-lang|la|minimus nātū, minima nātū}} ('youngest'){{efn-lr|Sometimes {{lang|la|iunissimus}} is found in medieval Latin, e.g. Callistus Nicephorus, {{lang|la|Ecclesiastica Historia}}, 1574.}}
|}
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