alii: alii:
Acc. alium aliam aliud
Abl. alio: alia: alio:

THE PLURAL IS REGULAR

_a._ Note the peculiar neuter singular ending in -d of /alius\.
The genitive /ali:us\ is rare. Instead of it use /alteri:us\, the
genitive of /alter\.

_b._ These peculiar case endings are found also in the declension
of pronouns (see Sec. 114). For this reason these adjectives are
sometimes called the /pronominal adjectives\.

_110._ Learn the following idioms:

/alter, -era, -erum\ ... /alter, -era, -erum\, _the one ... the other_
(of two)
/alius, -a, -ud\ ... /alius, -a, -ud\, _one ... another _ (of any
number)
/alii, -ae, -a\ ... /alii, -ae, -a\, _some ... others_

EXAMPLES

1. Alterum oppidum est magnum, alterum parvum, _the one town is
large, the other small_ (of two towns).

2. Aliud oppidum est validum, aliud infirmum, _one town is strong,
another weak_ (of towns in general).

3. Alii gladios, alii scuta portant, _some carry swords, others
shields._

_111._ EXERCISES

I. 1. In utra casa est Iulia? Iulia est in neutra casa. 2. Nulli malo
puero praemium dat magister. 3. Alter puer est nauta, alter agricola.
4. Alii viri aquam, alii terram amant. 5. Galba unus (_or_ solus) cum
studio laborat. 6. Estne ullus carrus in agro meo? 7. Lesbia est ancilla
alterius domini, Tullia alterius. 8. Lesbia sola cenam parat. 9. Cena
nullius alterius ancillae est bona. 10. Lesbia nulli alii viro cenam
dat.

NOTE. The pronominal adjectives, as you observe, regularly stand before
and not after their nouns.

II. 1. The men of all Germany are preparing for war. 2. Some towns are
great and others are small. 3. One boy likes chickens, another horses.
4. Already the booty of one town is in our fort. 5. Our whole village is
suffering for (i.e. _weak because of_) lack of food. 6. The people are
already hastening to the other town. 7. Among the Romans (there) is no
lack of grain.

LESSON XVII

THE DEMONSTRATIVE _IS, EA, ID_

[Special Vocabulary]

NOUNS
/agri: cultu:ra, -ae\, f., _agriculture_
/Gallia, -ae\, f., _Gaul_
/domicili:um, domi:ci'li:\, n., _dwelling place_ (domicile), _abode_
/Gallus, -i\, m., _a Gaul_
/lacrima, -ae\, f., _tear_
/fe:mina, -ae\, f., _woman_ (female)
/numerus, -i:\, m., _number_ (numeral)

ADJECTIVE
/ma:tu:rus, -a, -um\, _ripe, mature_

ADVERB
quo:, _whither_

VERBS
arat, _