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| − | The '''ablative case''' | + | The Latin '''ablative case''' originally marked motion away from something, but later it became a very general adverbial case modifying or limiting nouns by ideas of place, time, manner, cause, instrument, accompaniment etc. |
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| + | Here are the basic and '''very''' general rules for making a singular ablative: | ||
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| + | *If a word ends in "'''-us'''" then the ablative ends in "'''-o'''". "'''''Tullius'''''" becomes "'''''Tullio'''''". | ||
| + | *If a word ends in "'''-a'''", then the ablative ends in long "'''-á'''". "'''''Livia'''''" becomes "'''''Liviá'''''". | ||
| + | *If a word ends in "'''-o'''", then the ablative ends in "'''-one'''". "'''''Cicero'''''" becomes "'''''Cicerone'''''". | ||
| + | *Many other nouns change their ending to "'''-e'''" and some change to "'''''-u'''''", but their rules are more difficult and are not detailed here. Here are some just for example: | ||
| + | :"'''''Audens'''''" in ablative becomes "'''''Audente'''''", | ||
| + | :"'''''Laenas'''''" in ablative is "'''''Laenate'''''", | ||
| + | :"'''''homo'''''" in ablative is "'''''homine'''''", | ||
| + | :"'''''consul'''''" in ablative is "'''''consule'''''", | ||
| + | :"'''''Senatus'''''" in dative is "'''''Senatu'''''", | ||
| + | :"'''''exercitus'''''" in dative is "'''''exercitui'''''" and so on. | ||
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| + | ===Usage in practice=== | ||
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| + | An average Nova Roman citizen uses the ablative case in the consular dating. Learn more about [[Roman dates]]. | ||
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Revision as of 09:10, 13 August 2008
The Latin ablative case originally marked motion away from something, but later it became a very general adverbial case modifying or limiting nouns by ideas of place, time, manner, cause, instrument, accompaniment etc.
Here are the basic and very general rules for making a singular ablative:
- If a word ends in "-us" then the ablative ends in "-o". "Tullius" becomes "Tullio".
- If a word ends in "-a", then the ablative ends in long "-á". "Livia" becomes "Liviá".
- If a word ends in "-o", then the ablative ends in "-one". "Cicero" becomes "Cicerone".
- Many other nouns change their ending to "-e" and some change to "-u", but their rules are more difficult and are not detailed here. Here are some just for example:
- "Audens" in ablative becomes "Audente",
- "Laenas" in ablative is "Laenate",
- "homo" in ablative is "homine",
- "consul" in ablative is "consule",
- "Senatus" in dative is "Senatu",
- "exercitus" in dative is "exercitui" and so on.
Usage in practice
An average Nova Roman citizen uses the ablative case in the consular dating. Learn more about Roman dates.
