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To form the superlative, most adjectives add ''‑ist'' to the stem.
To form the superlative, most adjectives add ''‑ist'' to the stem.
* '''''mikils''''' ‘big’ → '''''mikilist''''' ‘biggest’
* '''''grœunis''''' ‘green’ → '''''grœunist''''' ‘greenest’
* '''''aglus''''' ‘difficult’ → '''''eglist''''' ‘most difficult’
The genitive case is used to form superlative clauses. The comparative itself is usually accompanied by a definite article:
* ''Is ist þiža brœuðro sīnaro sa hǭðist.''''' ‘He is the tallest of his brothers.’ (Literally: “He is of-the brothers of-himself the tallest.”)
====Irregular and Suppletive Forms====
There are a number of irregular and suppletive forms of adjectives.
* '''''gōþs''''' ‘good’ → '''''batums''''' ‘better’ → '''''batist''''' ‘best’
* '''''uvils''''' ‘bad’ → '''''vresums''''' ‘worse’ → '''''vresist''''' ‘worst’
* '''''līts''''' ‘little’ → '''''mitnums''''' ‘less’ → '''''mitnist''''' ‘least’
* '''''managis''''' ‘many’ → '''''mǣžums''''' ‘more’ → '''''mǣst''''' ‘most’
* '''''filus''''' ‘much’ → '''''mǣžums''''' ‘more’ → '''''mǣst''''' ‘most’


==Vocabulary==
==Vocabulary==
'''[[:Category: Valthungian words|Valthungian Words on Contionary]]'''
'''[[:Category: Valthungian words|Valthungian Words on Contionary]]'''