A Little Book of French Grammar, Translated into Latin

families of four regions, or ten: or over fifty men, or a hundred.
Some are called collectives, because they com-
prehend a certain number: such as Sizain, Hui-
ctain, Douzain, Trezain, comprehending six, eight,
twelve, thirteen.

ACCIDENTS OF NOUNS.

Seven things happen to a noun: Species, Compa-
rison, Gender, Number, Figure, Case and Decli-
nation. Some do not add the last two,
because of reasons which will be stated below in their proper place.

Species.

There are two species common both to substan-
tives and adjectives. The first, which is called Primitive:
such as Rome, Paris, Bon (good), Montaigne (mountain). The other, Deri-
vative: such as Romain (Roman), Parisien (Parisian), Bonté (goodness), Montaignart (mountaineer).

Comparison.

Plus, Moins

When we wish to show that someone is
superior or inferior to another in some matter, we
use the word Plus (more) or Moins (less), with an ad-
jective noun. For example, for what the Latins say, Petrus
est sapientior Iohanne (Peter is wiser than John), we say, Pierre est plus sa-
ge que Iehan: Indoctior est Iohanne (He is less learned than John), il est moins
scauant que Iehan.

We retain some Latin comparatives
nearly entire: such as Melior, Meilleur (better): Peior, Pire (worse): Mi-
nor, Moindre (lesser).

When we wish to signify a person
so excellent in some matter, that there is no
need to compare him to others, we add this word