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Amy
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Adverbs

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When making a 1st/2nd decl. adjective ending in -ius into an adverb,
does the I stay?

ex: solitarius, -a, -um
Solitarie or solitare?
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I am not sure about this. I am pretty sure that there is no adverbial form based off of solitarius. Not all adjectives have adverbial forms, and adjectives that end in -arius are typically already constructions off an adjective themselves.
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Post by phil »

Although, words.exe does have 'solitarie' as an adverb. But I am just reading off the screen - I don't know for sure.
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