Expertlatin
- What does partitive mean Latin?
- What is a partitive genitive in Latin?
- What is the meaning of partitive expressions?
- How do you translate partitive genitive?
What does partitive mean Latin?
partitive (adj.)
late 14c., partitif, in grammar, "having the quality of dividing into parts," from Late Latin partitivus, from Latin partitus, past participle of partire "to divide," from pars "a part, piece, a share" (from PIE root *pere- (2) "to grant, allot").
What is a partitive genitive in Latin?
Partitive Genitive.
This category specifies that the genitive is used for the larger whole of which something is a part. The simplest example is pars civitatis = "part of the state." Here, of course, the state (civitas) is the whole, and this "party" is the part (pars).
What is the meaning of partitive expressions?
a word or expression used for showing that only part of something is being referred to, rather than all of it. In the sentence 'Have a piece of cake', 'a piece of' is a partitive.
How do you translate partitive genitive?
Partitive Genitive: How It Works
This quantity is part of a whole, which is expressed by a noun in the genitive case. "The simplest example is pars civitatis > 'part of the state. ' Here, of course, the state (civitas) is the whole, and this 'party' is the part (pars).
