How can you tell if a verb is deponent or an ablative absolute in Latin?
Q. How can you tell if a verb is deponent or an ablative absolute in Latin?
Asked by JenJen - Wed Apr 7 15:53:40 2010 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. A deponent verb is simply one that is passive in form but active in meaning, such as "conor, conari, conatus/a/um sum," meaning try. Since you learn the principle parts and the meaning of each new verb, the very fact that those parts are passive forms when the meaning is active tells you that the verb is deponent. An ablative absolute is simply an independent construction usually involving two or more words in the ablative case. Of course those words must be parts of speech that can be declined (that can HAVE case)--nouns, pronouns, adjectives, participles. "Caesare duce" is an example of an ablative absolute. It can be translated as "with Caesar as leader" or "Caesar being the leader" or "while Caesar was the leader" or "because… [cont.]
Answered by aida - Wed Apr 7 22:32:42 2010

What are the ablative&singular forms of periculum (in Latin)?
Q. What are the ablative&singular forms of periculum (in Latin)?
Asked by mikechadwick123 - Wed Oct 7 13:30:45 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. The ablative singular of "periculum" is "periculo". The wording of your question, asking for the ablative AND singular forms of the word, suggests that you have not paid any attention AT ALL in your Latin lessons.
Answered by GrahamH - Wed Oct 7 13:38:30 2009

Which Latin preposition is not commonly used with the ablative case?
Q. 1. ab 2. cum 3. de 4. ad the second one is cum
Asked by Eric - Tue Apr 13 12:04:25 2010 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. 4. ad
Answered by Doethineb - Tue Apr 13 12:19:26 2010

How to construct ablative absolutes?
Q. I don't understand how to construct ablative absolutes. Some examples from my course are: urbs (f.) + monitus, -a, -um = ?? bellum (n.) + pugnatus, -a, -um = ?? puer (m.) + auditus, -a, -um = ??
Asked by Me - Thu Dec 31 19:00:40 2009 - - 1 Answers - 2 Comments

A. The ablative absolute is formed by a noun-equivalent in the ablative case together with either the present active participle in the ablative case or the perfect passive participle in the ablative case. To translate it, the easiest way is: "when + noun-equivalent + the participle's verb in the tense that is equivalent to the tense of the participle." All your examples use the perfect passive participle. The ablative absolutes in the singular would be [using a circumflex instead of a macron]: urbe monita (when the town has/had been warned) bello pugnato (when the war has/had been fought) puero audito (when the boy has/had been heard) Some Latin teachers give words other than "when" to vary the translation, but I have found that always using… [cont.]
Answered by Doc Z - Fri Jan 1 12:13:00 2010

True or False: virginitate is the ablative singular form of the word virgo, "virgin". If false, correct it. ?
Q. True or False: virginitate is the ablative singular form of the word virgo, "virgin". If false, correct it. ?
Asked by Andie - Mon Nov 3 11:00:34 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. false ... In latin the word for "virgin" is "virgo, virginis" as you indicate ... but, the ablative singular is "virgine".
Answered by d2 - Mon Nov 3 15:06:32 2008

Which of these words has an ablative (singular or plural) ending in the third declension? ?
Q. This in Latin! 1. fratro 2. honori 3. virginave 4. virgine 5. None of the above
Asked by Andie - Fri Oct 31 13:41:53 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. 4. From "virgo"
Answered by zlevad - Fri Oct 31 15:13:24 2008

In latin what is "longum" in the ablative case?
Q. In latin what is "longum" in the ablative case?
Asked by John Dorsey - Wed Jul 29 08:57:43 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Longo
Answered by Bonimba - Wed Jul 29 17:32:01 2009

What is the difference between Pixel Laser and Profractional Laser?
Q. My doctor offers Profractional. I know how this works, by treating only part of the skin while leaving the rest untreated to speed up the healing time. And I understand this is considered to not be an 'ablative' treatment. So what is Pixel? Is that the same as Fractional or Profractional? This is confusing! Thanks. PS - Has anyone had either of these? The Pixel is cheaper but is it as good? Has anyone has Profractional? Quite expensive but maybe better . . . ?
Asked by kathwall - Thu Jun 5 17:04:44 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Unlike traditional ablative lasers, used only on the face, the Pixel 2940 is targeted at treatments on the face, neck, chest, arms and hands, giving it a wider scope for treating aged and sun damaged skin. Sciton announced the launch of their ProFractional 2940nm ablative laser device during the American Society of Laser Medicine & Surgery (ASLMS) meeting in April 2006. This device has now been launched in the UK in the last month and is distributed by Sigmacon Ltd, as an additional handpiece for the Sciton Profile laser platform. Pixel laser reviews by RealSelf.com users 89% said worth it (8 reviews) 11% said not worth it (1 review) Cost of Pixel laser: $720 (avg of 9 reviews) www.Sciton.com has lots of info on both, couldn't… [cont.]
Answered by E R - Mon Jun 9 12:45:18 2008

What case in Latin do nouns take when showing location?
Q. Also, what are the endings. All our Latin Teacher has said is that it's not ablative.
Asked by indecisive_nerd - Wed Sep 23 20:42:48 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Dan has given an excellent analysis, but the answer to your question is almost hidden. The case your're looking for is Locative - it's not common, and generally isn't encountered until you're well into Latin. You might also run into Vocative case - that's the case used when directly addressing someone. One of the better known items in Latin is 'Et tu, Brute?' from Shakespeare. 'Brute' is in vocative case.
Answered by Lee - Thu Sep 24 10:46:58 2009

in latin, how do i know if a noun is nominative, genative, dative, accusative, or ablative? ?
Q. My latin teacher tells us that when there is a segenitiveith "of" in it, it means the noun is genative, but i cannot remember what the others are. could someone please tell me how i can figure this out? *** sorry for the misspelling above. segenitiveith = sentences with
Asked by E - Tue Oct 14 19:49:24 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I took latin in highschool, and i think i can remember the others; nominative = the subject of the sentence genative = posession; Amy's bracelet. Amy would be genative; the bracelet of Amy. Dative = usually the noun to whom something is given: "Mary gave a gift to Sarah." Sarah would be dative. (when something is given TO something/someone, the dative comes after the "to") Accusative = the direct object: "I see the car." the car is accusative, it's receiving the action. I'm not quite sure about the ablative; i think it has mostly to do with how something is done, like "very quickly" or "slowly" etc. i hope this helps
Answered by Sue - Tue Oct 14 20:00:59 2008

how do you decide what declension a word goes in when translating a word from english to latin?
Q. How do you decide which declension a english word goes into when translating? And also, some of the endings for latin are the same for differnet groups (ie, ablative and dative for the ending "is") Please help, I have a test tommorow! Thank you all in advance!
Asked by Araceli1010 - Thu Jan 21 17:42:27 2010 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Got your dictionary? Look up the English word wolf. On the English side it says "lupus" Obviously 2nd, but, for the sake of argument, say you didn't know that. Look up "lupus" in the Latin side. Lupus, -i the -i signals the genitive singular ending the second declension genitive ending is -i the -i means in the genitive singular the word is lupi Look at the chart in your dictionary (most, if not all Latin dictionaries devote 3 or 4 pages to verbs and nouns and such) Find 2nd declension and look for the ending you want. "And also, some of the endings for latin are the same for differnet groups (ie, ablative and dative for the ending "is")" is there a question there, or are you just alerting me to that fact?
Answered by Non Sequitur - Thu Jan 21 17:59:11 2010

Can anyone translate these two sentences from English to Latin?
Q. "You don't scare me Zeus!" "I'm not afraid of anybody!" One of the sentences has to include a fourth or fifth declension noun. The second sentence has to include either an ablative absolute or a future participle. Never mind about the sentences having to include a fourth or fifth declension or ablative or future particple. Can anyone just translate them for me?
Asked by Jen C - Thu Feb 12 21:12:42 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I was glad to see your "additional details," because neither of your sentences lends itself to an ablative absolute, and there are so few fourth and fifth declension nouns that it might be hard to find an appropriate one for either sentence--especially when there's only one noun, "Zeus" between the two of them! So here we go: 1. Me non terres, Iuppiter! 2. Nihil timeo. To include the two grammatical constructions you mentioned, you could say, "Gladio meo acri, nullum exercitum timeo" ("My sword being sharp, I feawr no army").
Answered by aida - Fri Feb 20 18:13:30 2009

Examples of Ablative-Genitive of separation in the New Testament?
Q. HI Everyone, I'm looking for as many examples as possible of a Genitive being used as an ablative of separation in the New Testament. [Note, only examples without the prepositions count.] You can just quote the verse if you wish.
Asked by David Zukertort Rudel - Tue Jul 1 17:31:25 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. You might want to re-post this in the Languages section - this is a question for people who have a good grasp of Latin, which I'm pretty sure disqualifies most of the answerers here (whose grasp of basic English grammar - or lack thereof - often leaves one rolling on the floor).
Answered by Michelle R - Tue Jul 1 20:02:52 2008

Ablative Absolute; Latin Composition?
Q. How do I form the ablative absolute in Latin composition?
Asked by Al - Fri Jan 12 10:21:47 2007 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. My favourite ablative absolute is "dejectus spe", which is probably how you feel now!
Answered by Doethineb - Fri Jan 12 10:27:32 2007

How do you translate piscis in Latin?
Q. I need to translate piscis into the following forms: dative (singular, plural) acc (singular, plural) ablative (singular, plural) nominative (singular, plural) please explain how you did this. Thanks!
Asked by natalie r - Thu Oct 22 20:20:06 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. The word 'piscis' is part of the mixed declension '-is, -is' words. As we know words from this declension are usually feminine. However: As we look it up in our dictionary we find 'piscis' to be masculine [1], but this does not affect the way we decline it. So we just follow the scheme for the declension: singular nom. pisc- is gen. pisc- is dat. pisc- i acc. pisc- em abl. pisc- e plural nom. pisc- es gen. pisc- ium dat. pisc- ibus acc. pisc- es abl. pisc- ibus Perhaps you want to read the corresponding en.wikipedia-article at [2]. However I would always prefer a proper printed grammar-book. If you're not having one, perhaps you'd like to download Bennett's 'A Latin Grammar' at [3].
Answered by Ultem - Fri Oct 23 15:16:54 2009

What is Nuntio in the Latin phrase: Nuntio vobis gaudium magnum?
Q. In "Nuntio vobis gaudium magnum" is Nuntio a first person present verb? I was under the impression that nuntio was the dative or ablative of Nuntius, - i (messenger), but then the sentence would have no verb.
Asked by Lisa V - Fri Sep 19 20:08:45 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. i'm italian nuntio is a verb= i announce vobis is dative= to you Nuntio vobis gaudium magnum= i announce (to?) you a big joy
Answered by trabia - Sat Sep 20 02:29:06 2008

LATIN ABLATIVE HELP!!!!?
Q. Match the terms with the definitions 1) Awesome Ablatives. Magister ex ludo ambulavit. 2) Awesome Ablatives. Familiam cibo servat. 3) Awesome Ablatives. Cibus c u m cura preparatus est. 4) Awesome Ablatives. Dei a populis adorabantur. 5) Awesome Ablatives. Magister est in ludo. 6) Awesome Ablatives. Magister *** amicis ad ludum ambulabit. A) Ablative of means B) Ablative of place from which C) Ablative of accompaniment D) Ablative of place where. E) Ablative of manner F) Ablative of agent
Asked by Hellraiser1134 - Tue Mar 31 19:45:40 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. 1 B 2 A 3 E 4 F 5 D 6 C
Answered by george.gauthierdc - Tue Mar 31 19:52:59 2009

Latin: Ablative Case?
Q. How do you use the ablative case (especially with the personal pronouns, "me", "te", "nobis", "vobis", and "se")? It would be great if you could show an example. Thanks. :)
Asked by sonata0990 - Sun Mar 11 20:38:24 2007 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. The ablative case is used a lot with prepositions - the word for with is combined with the personal pronouns, as in Dominus vobiscum (the Lord be with you). Other common uses (I took these from a grammar): Agent--used after a passive verb Ab magistro laudatus sum - I was praised by the teacher Instrument--used without preposition (by, by means of, with) Hasta vulneratus est - he was wounded by a spear Manner--to indicate how an action is performed Summa c*u*m celeritate Romam venerunt - they came to Rome with all speed Cause--to indicate why an action takes place Fame periunt - they died of hunger Description--used with an adjective to describe an external or physical feature Vir nigra barba - a man with a black beard navis alto malo - [cont.]
Answered by Jeannie - Tue Mar 13 07:29:59 2007

Latin Ablative Absolutes?
Q. I can't figure out what this question is asking... The directions say: You are given a phrase in Latin and you must identify the ablative absolute. Be careful to spell the absolute properly when you are typing it and to write the words in the same order. The questions are presented like this: Mercurio e caelo dilapso Mercury having glided down from the sky ___ |___| < (there's the blank box I'm supposed to put my answer in) what am I supposed to do here? Yes, it's the correct translation. I'm not asking if that's the correct translation, I'm asking what the question is asking. Besides, why would you ever trust an online Latin translator? They are ALWAYS wrong.
Asked by SEN10RITIS! - Sat Aug 1 12:27:41 2009 - - 3 Answers - 1 Comments

A. It looks like "Mercurio" and "caelo" are both in the ablative already. But only "Mercurio" is the ablative absolute - "caelo" is the ablative of separation (or whatever they call it in Latin). So my guess is that the answer is supposed to be "Mercurio." The only odd thing is that the question wants you to preserve the word order - kind of hard when there is only one word to write. It looks like the question is asking you to look at two different uses of the ablative in a single sentence, and decide which one is the ablative absolute.
Answered by moondoggy - Sat Aug 1 12:56:38 2009

Plural forms of Latin Ablative nouns...?
Q. I need the plural form of the word 'Spero' and 'Carita' My sentence: Fides cum spero et carita dolorem vincit. I need to get the ablatives correct.
Asked by Emerald Melody - Wed Mar 4 23:22:44 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. If you want to say "Faith with hope and love conquers pain (grief).", it is translated as "Fides cum spe et caritate dolorem vincit.". "spe" is the ablative singular or "spes" (hope). "caritate" is the ablative of "caritas" (love). You could also use "amore" for love. It is the ablative of "amor". The forms listed above are singular. You don't want to use the plural. Note: The asterisks represent "c um" without the space.
Answered by d2 - Thu Mar 5 05:55:06 2009