THE POPULAR EDUCATOR. 



Vif, lively. Vive. | Neuf, newly made. Neuve. 



Third Exception. Adjectives ending in x form their feminine 

 by changing x into s, and adding e : 



Heureux, happy. Heureuse. | Vertueux, virtuous. Vertueuse. 

 The following, however, do not conform to this rule : 



Masculine. 

 Doux, sioeet. 

 Faux, false. 



Feminine. 



Douce. 



Fausse. 



Masculine. 

 Prefix, prefixed. 

 Koux, red-haired. 



Feminine. 

 Pr^flxe. 

 Bousse. 



Fourth Exception. Adjectives ending in eur, derived from 

 participles present by dropping ant and substituting eur, change 

 the final r into se ; as, 



Pres. Part. Masculine. Feminine, 



flattant, flattering. flatteur, flatteuse. 



trompant, deceiving. trompeur, trompeuse. 



Fifth Exception. Those ending in erieur, also majeur, mineur, 

 meilleur, follow the general rule, that is, add e to form the 

 feminine; as, 



exte'rieur, exterior, 

 superieur, superior, 

 /najeur, of age, major, 

 mineur, minor, under age, 

 meilleur, better, 



mate in the 

 feminine 



exteriure, 



supe'rieure, 



majeure, 



inineure, 



meilleure. 



Sixth Exception. The following adjectives having two forms 

 for the masculine, form their feminine as follows : 



* The forms beau, fou, mou, nouveau, and vieux, are used 

 before words masculine beginning with a consonant or sounded h; 

 and bel, fol, mol, nouvel and Vieil before words masculine begin- 

 ning with a vowel or silent h ; e.g., un beau cheval, fol espoir, vieil 

 ami, vieux pont, &c. 



For rules on the agreement of compound adjectives, see 

 83 (6). 



(6.) The following have no feminine : 

 chatain, chestnut colour, auburn. dispos, active. 



18. FORMATION OF THE PLURAL OF ADJECTIVES. 



(1.) General Rule. The plural of adjectives is formed by the 

 addition of s to the masculine, or to the feminine termina- 

 tion : 



Masculine. Feminine. 



Singular. 

 grand, great, 

 petit, small, 



Plural, 

 grands, 

 petits. 



Singular, 

 grande, 

 petite, 



Plural. 



grandes 



petites. 



(2.) This rule has no exceptions with regard to the feminine 

 termination. 



(3.) With regard to the masculine termination, it is subject 

 to the three following exceptions : 



First Exception. Adjectives ending in the singular with s or 

 x, do not change their form in the plural : 



Singular. 

 has, low, 

 doux, sweet, soft, 



Plural. 



bas. 



doux. 



Second Exception. Adjectives having in the singular the 

 termination eau, form their plural masculine by the addition 

 of x : 



Singular. Plural, 



beau, handsome, beautiful, beaux. 



jumeau, twin, jumeaux. 



nouveau, new, nouveaux. 



The adjectives fou, mou, feu, and bleu form their plural by 

 adding s : fous, mous, feus, bleus. 



Third Exception. Adjectives ending in al form their plural 

 masculine by changing at into am : 



Singular, 

 liberal, liberal, 

 national, national, 

 rural, rural, 



Plural, 

 liberaux. 



nationaux. 

 ruraus. 



