pretiosior

Latin

Adjective

pretiōsior (comparative, neuter pretiōsius); third declension

  1. comparative degree of pretiōsus
    • 405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Proverbs.16.16:
      Possidē sapientiam, quia aurō melior est: et adquīre prūdentiam, quia pretiōsior est argentō.
      Get wisdom, because it is better than gold: and purchase prudence, for it is more precious than silver.
      (Douay-Rheims trans., Challoner rev.: 1752 CE)

Declension

Third-declension comparative adjective.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative pretiōsior pretiōsius pretiōsiōrēs pretiōsiōra
genitive pretiōsiōris pretiōsiōrum
dative pretiōsiōrī pretiōsiōribus
accusative pretiōsiōrem pretiōsius pretiōsiōrēs
pretiōsiōrīs 		pretiōsiōra
ablative pretiōsiōre
pretiōsiōrī 		pretiōsiōribus
vocative pretiōsior pretiōsius pretiōsiōrēs pretiōsiōra
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