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Syntax: accusative II Posted by leire on Aug 20, 2012
To read about nominative, vocative and other kind of accusative uses read our previous post. Extension accusative Accusative case can be used to express the extension in space and time. The accusative of extension in space, always in terms of extension (passus, pes …), can indicate distance traveled, distance between two points or dimensions of…
Syntax: nominative, vocative and accusative I Posted by leire on Aug 13, 2012
Nominative Nominative is the case of subject’s personal verb forms, and therefore of everything concerning the subject. Caesar venit. Puer est laetus. Hannibal prīmus in proelium ībat. ITt serves to ‘name’ (nōmināre), the nominative is used in conjunction with de + ablative, for book titles: Bellum civīle. …
Third Declension Accusative and Genitive Posted by kunthra on Jul 28, 2010
Let’s do some translation practice and learn about the third declension accusative and genitive endings. The answers will be provided below : 1) Canis servat rēgem 2) Mīlitēs et cūstōdēs hostem vident (mīles = soldier. Hostis = enemy) 3) Gladiātōrēs leōnēs pugant (leō = lion) 4) Uxor vigilis ad fōntem ambulat (uxor = wife. Vigil = watchman…
Monty Python’s Latin Posted by Brittany Britanniae on Dec 27, 2021
Tis the season! Every year as the holiday season draws nearer and our social media feed fill with traditions and lore from antiquity – I am sure that you all see Winter Solstice or Saturnalia meme or posts pop up. Over the years, I have done posts on these topics. I have also done Christmasy…
Latin Grammar: Pronouns Posted by Brittany Britanniae on Sep 30, 2020
Salvete Omnes, Let us return to some basics. In preparation for some future translations, let us review the Latin Pronouns. Pronouns are used as Nouns or as Adjectives. Pronouns have special declension forms, which may vary between substantive and adjectival use. They are divided into seven classes: Personal Pronouns: ego, I. Latin has cases we…
Ablative Revisited Posted by Brittany Britanniae on Jun 29, 2020
Salvete Omnes, This summer I am looking forward to hearing your request for translations and reviewing portions of texts that you are interested in – however before doing so – I wanted to revisit a post I wrong almost seven years ago on the Ablative to include more examples and information for this new journey…
Roman Pen Reveals Latin Joke Posted by Brittany Britanniae on Aug 26, 2019
Savlete Omnes Earlier this month, this news broke and I just had to cover it and review the Latin on the pen! The Bloomberg dig took place between 2010 and 2014 and uncovered some 14,000 artifacts, which archaeologists are still working through including this exciting find! This stylus or pen’s inscription was exceptionally difficult to…