Ablatives Flashcards
2nd declension ablatives?
Singular: -o (with macron)
Plural: -is (with macron)
3rd declension ablatives?
Singular: -e
Plural: -ibus
3rd declension neuter ablatives?
Singular: -e
Plural: -ibus
Ablatives of means:
1) does it need a preposition?
2) what is it translated as?
1) no
2) with/by
Ex: clamoribus. “With noise”
Ablatives of separation:
1) how do you identify it?
1) what is it translated as?
1) uses ab, de, ex
2) to, about, out of
Ablative of place:
1) how do you identify it?
2) what is it translated as?
1) in, sub
2) in/on, under
1st declension Ablatives?
Singular: -a (with macron)
Plural: -is (with macron)
Ablative of place from which:
1) how do you identify it?
2) what is it translated as?
1) ex, de, ab
2) out of, from, away from
Ex: ex arena. “Out of the arena”
ab ultima sarmatia. “from the farthest of sarmatia”
Ablative of accompaniment:
1) how do you identify it?
2) what is it translated as?
1) cum
2) with
Ex: cum animalibus. “With animals”
Ablative of manner:
1) how do you identify it?
2) what is it translated as?
1) sometimes uses cum
2) describes how something is done
Ex: magno studio. “With great zeal”
Ablative of agent:
1) how do you identify it?
2) what is it translated as?
1) ab
2) with/ by (for people)
Ex: a veturio. “with veturius”
Ablative of absolute:
1) how do you identify it?
2) how is it translated?
1) a participle is set off by commas and put in ablative
2) modifies the noun
Ex: veturio solo adducto. “Veturius entered alone”
Ablative of time:
1) how do you identify it?
2) what is it used for?
1) the unit of time is in ablative
2) to find out when a thing happens
Ablative of comparison:
1) how do you identify it?
2) what is it translated as?
1) has a comparative
2) than
Ex: minus. “Worse than”
