[*] 250. Other adjectives meaning in a general way belonging to (especially of places and times) are formed with the suffixes— ter (-tris), -ester (-estris), -timus, -nus, -ernus, -urnus, -ternus (-turnus)
| palūs-ter, of the marshes; | palūs, a marsh. |
| pedes-ter, of the foot-soldiers; | pedes, a footman. |
| sēmēs-tris, lasting six months; | sex mēnsēs, six months. |
| silv-ester, silv-estris, woody; | silva, a wood. |
| fīni-timus, neighboring, on the borders; | fīnis, an end. |
| mari-timus, of the sea; | mare, sea. |
| vēr-nus, vernal; | vēr, spring. |
| hodi-ernus, of to-day; | hodiē, to-day. |
| di-urnus, daily; | diēs, day. |
| hes-ternus, of yesterday; | herī (old hesī ), yesterday. |
| diū-turnus, lasting; | diū, long (in time). |
[*] Note.--Of these, -ester is formed by adding tri- (cf. tro-, § 234. 2.16) to stems in t- or d-. Thus †pedet-tri-becomes pedestri-, and others follow the analogy. -nus is an inherited suffix (§ 234. 2.4). -ernus and -urnus are formed by adding -nus to s-stems: as, diur-nus (for † dius-nus ), and hence, by analogy, hodiernus ( hodiē ). By an extension of the same principle were formed the suffixes -ternus and -turnus from words like paternus and nocturnus .
[*] a. Adjectives meaning belonging to are formed from nouns by means of the suffixes— -ārius, -tōrius (-sōrius)| ōrdin-ārius, regular; | ōrdō, rank, order. |
| argent-ārius, of silver or money; | argentum, silver. |
| extr-ārius, stranger; | extrā, outside. |
| meri-tōrius, profitable; | meritus, earned. |
| dēvor-sōrius, of an inn (cf. § 254. 5); | dēvorsus, turned aside. |
[*] Note 1.--Here -ius (§ 234. 2.11) is added to shorter forms in -āris and -or: as, pecūliārius (from pecūliāris ), bellātōrius (from bellātor ).
[*] Note 2.--These adjectives are often fixed as nouns (see § 254).