Expertlatin
- What is the ablative of quality description?
- What is an example of genitive of description?
- What is an example of ablative of cause?
- What is the genitive of specification?
What is the ablative of quality description?
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 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 cause?
The ablative (with or without a preposition) is used to express cause. We are chastised for negligence. The pilot's skill is praised for its service, not its skill. The sea gleams in the sun (from the sun).
What is the genitive of specification?
Note— The Genitive of Specification is only an extension of the construction with adjectives requiring an object of reference (§ 349). Thus callidus denotes knowledge; pauper, want; pūrus, innocence; and so these words in a manner belong to the classes under a.
