| -ter (-tris), -ester (-estris), -timus, -nus, -ernus, -urnus, -ternus (-turnus) | palús-ter, of the marshes; |
| pedes-ter, of the foot-soldiers; | pedes, a footman. |
| sémés-tris, lasting six months; | sex ménsés, six months. |
| silv-ester, silv-estris, woody; | silva, a wood. |
| fini-timus, neighboring, on the borders; | fínis, an end. |
| mari-timus, of the sea; | mare, sea. |
| vér-nus, vernal; | vér, spring. |
| hodi-ernus, of to-day; | hodié, to-day. |
| di-urnus, daily; | diés, day. |
| hes-ternus, of yesterday; | herí (old hesí), yesterday. |
| diú-turnus, lasting; | diú, long (in time). |
NOTE: Of these, -ester is formed by adding tri- (cf. tro-, § 234. II. 16) to stems in t- or d-. Thus pedet-tri- becomes pedestri-, and others follow the analogy. -nus is an inherited suffix (§ 234. II. 4). -ernus and -urnus are formed by adding -nus to s-stems: as, diur-nus (for dius-nus), and hence, by analogy, hodiernus (hodié). By an extension of the same principle were formed the suffixes -ternus and -turnus from words like paternus and nocturnus.
a. Adjectives meaning belonging to are formed from nouns by means of the suffixes -
| -árius, -tórius (-sórius) | órdin-árius, regular; |
| argent-árius, of silver or money; | argentum, silver. |
| extr-árius, stranger; | extrá, outside. |
| meri-tórius, profitable; | meritus, earned. |
| dévor-sórius, of an inn (cf. § 254. 5); | dévorsus, turned aside. |
NOTE 1: Here -ius (§ 234. II. 11) is added to shorter forms in -áris and -or: as, pecúliárius (from pecúliáris), bellátórius (from bell=ator).
NOTE 2: These adjectives are often fixed as nouns (see § 254).