Expertlatin
Ablative of description or of quality is an ablative modified by an adjective or genitive that expresses a quality that something has: vir summā virtūte "a gentleman of highest virtue".
- What is an example of ablative in Latin?
- What is the ablative of quality description?
- What is the genitive of description?
- What is an example of ablative of specification?
What is an example of ablative in Latin?
The Ablative Case
in, cum, sub, ab. Instrumental ablative, expressing the equivalent of English "by", "with" or "using" Ablative of manner, expressing how an action is done, only when an adjective is used alongside it. Example: Magnā cūrā id scrīpsit: he wrote it with great care.
What is the ablative of quality description?
Note— The Ablative of Quality (like the Genitive of Quality, § 345) modifies a substantive by describing it. It is therefore equivalent to an adjective, and may be either attributive or predicate. In this it differs from other ablatives, which are equivalent to adverbs.
What is the genitive of description?
Genitive of Description: essentially all genitives used with nouns describe, but the grammarians like to use this term for the more qualitative descriptions. For example, vir magnae sapientiae = a man of great wisdom = a very wise man.
What is an example of ablative of specification?
The Ablative of Specification denotes that in respect to which anything is or is done. They excel in courage. For they are men not in fact, but in name. He may be an old man in body, he never will be [old] at heart.
