more case usage, particularly the genitive Flashcards
give 5 Latin verbs that are intransitive and instead take an ablative of instrument
- fungor
- fruor
- vescor
- utor
- potior
give a Latin sentence with the verb vescor and an ablative of instrument
Numidae ferina carne vescebantur
The Numidians used to feed on the flesh of wild animals
what case, aside from the abl (of instrument), can the verb potior take?
genitive
what case can utor, fungor and fruor sometimes take in early Latin?
acc
how is the genitive of characteristic used?
in an impersonal construction with a copulative verb and an infinitive, where in english a word such as nature, characteristic or mark must be supplied to complete the meaning
give a latin sentence to illustrate the gen of characteristic
cuiusvis hominis est errare
it is the nature of many men to err.
give 4 verbs or adjs implying want or fullness
- egeo/indigeo
- impleo
- potior
- plenus
what case do verbs/adjs implying want or fullness often take
genitive