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Vocabularia

personae
adversarius, -i (m.) opponent, adversary,
[adversatrix, -tricis enemy
(f.)]
heros, herois hero
(c.)
hostis, hostis (c.) enemy
maleficus, -i (m.) outlaw, villain adtributae heroium
mentor, mentoris mentor certamen, certaminis challenge, struggle
(c.) (n.)
plagiarius, -i (m.) thief dolor, doloris (m.) pain, suffering
scelus, sceleris (c.) criminal humanitas, -tatis (f.) altruism,
traditor, -oris (m.) traitor incitamentum, -i (n.) motivation, drive
labor, laboris (m.) labor, exertion, toil
proditio, -onis (f.) betrayal
sapientia, -ae (f.) wisdom
describere heroes simplicitas, -tatis (f.) naivety
adversus, -a, -um opposing, against superbia, -ae (f.) pride, hubris
fortis, -e strong, brave tolerantia, -ae (f.) tolerance, fortitude
maleficus, -a, -um evil, wicked, virtus, virtutis (f.) bravery, courage
nefarious
mysticus, -a, -um mysterious,
enigmatic
sapiens, -ntis wise
superbus, -a, -um proud
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De Nominibus: Basic Case Translations

In English, ______ ________ tells you what is going on in a sentence, but Latin relies
on ______ ___________
o English typically follows the ________ _______ ___________________ pattern
but for Latin, the word order is much more flexible
The chart below presents the basic grammatical function and translation of each
noun case

Grammatical Function Singular Plural

Nominati
ve

Genitive

Dative

Accusati
ve

Ablative

Vocative

Locative
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De Nominibus: De Casibus Nominativo, Accusativo et Vocativo

Nominative:
o Typically acts as the ______ of the verb or is linked to the subject by ________
Subject nominative:
____________________________________________________________
o Ex: ___________________________________________________
Predicate nominative:
___________________________________________________________
o Ex:___________________________________________________

Accusative:
o Usually acts as the ______ _________ of the verb or appears after a __________ ,
but also has a selection of other uses
Accusative direct object:
___________________________________________________________
o Ex:___________________________________________________
Accusative with prepositions:
___________________________________________________________
o Ex:___________________________________________________
Accusative of place to which:
___________________________________________________________
o Ex:___________________________________________________
Accusative of duration of time:
___________________________________________________________
o Ex:___________________________________________________
Accuative of extent of space:
___________________________________________________________
o Ex:___________________________________________________
Predicate accusative:
___________________________________________________________
o Ex:___________________________________________________
Accusative in exclamations:
___________________________________________________________
o Ex:___________________________________________________
Accusative with impersonal verbs:
___________________________________________________________
o Ex:___________________________________________________

Vocative:
o Used only for _______________
___________________________________________________________
o Ex:___________________________________________________
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De Nominibus: De Casibus Dativo, Genitivo, Locativoque

Dative:
o Typically acts as the ________ ________ of the verb but also has a selection of
other uses
Dative of indirect object:
____________________________________________________________
o Ex: ___________________________________________________
Dative of reference:
___________________________________________________________
o Ex:___________________________________________________
Dative of possession:
___________________________________________________________
o Ex:___________________________________________________
Dative of purpose:
___________________________________________________________
o Ex:___________________________________________________
Double dative:
___________________________________________________________
o Ex:___________________________________________________
Dative of agent:
___________________________________________________________
o Ex:___________________________________________________
Dative with special adjectives:
___________________________________________________________
o Ex:___________________________________________________
Dative with special verbs:
___________________________________________________________
o Ex:___________________________________________________
Dative with compound verbs:
___________________________________________________________
o Ex:___________________________________________________
Dative with impersonal verbs:
___________________________________________________________
o Ex:___________________________________________________

Genitive:
o Typically acts as the possessor of another noun in the sentence but also has
a selection of other uses
Genitive of possession:
____________________________________________________________
o Ex: ___________________________________________________
Partitive genitive:
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___________________________________________________________
o Ex:___________________________________________________

De Nominibus: De Casibus Dativo, Genitivo, Locativoque (cont.)

Genitive (cont.):
Objective genitive:
____________________________________________________________
o Ex: ___________________________________________________
Subjective genitive:
____________________________________________________________
o Ex: ___________________________________________________
Genitive of description:
____________________________________________________________
o Ex: ___________________________________________________
Genitive of material:
____________________________________________________________
o Ex: ___________________________________________________
Genitive of value:
____________________________________________________________
o Ex: ___________________________________________________
Genitive as an appositive:
____________________________________________________________
o Ex: ___________________________________________________
Genitive of the charge:
____________________________________________________________
o Ex: ___________________________________________________
Genitive with special adjectives:
____________________________________________________________
o Ex: ___________________________________________________
Genitive with special verbs:
____________________________________________________________
o Ex: ___________________________________________________
Genitive with impersonal verbs:
____________________________________________________________
o Ex: ___________________________________________________

Locative:
o Used only with _____________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
o Ex:___________________________________________________
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De Nominibus: De Cas Ablativo

Ablative:
o Often seen with a preposition and is translated based on the prepositions
meaning; however many of its uses do not require a preposition and will
require you to supply an inferred word
Ablative of place where:
____________________________________________________________
o Ex: ___________________________________________________
Ablative of place from which:
____________________________________________________________
o Ex: ___________________________________________________
Partitive ablative:
____________________________________________________________
o Ex: ___________________________________________________
Ablative of agent:
____________________________________________________________
o Ex: ___________________________________________________
Ablative of accompaniment:
____________________________________________________________
o Ex: ___________________________________________________
Ablative of means:
____________________________________________________________
o Ex: ___________________________________________________
Ablative of manner:
____________________________________________________________
o Ex: ___________________________________________________
Ablative of description:
____________________________________________________________
o Ex: ___________________________________________________
Ablative of time when:
____________________________________________________________
o Ex: ___________________________________________________
Ablative of time within which:
____________________________________________________________
o Ex: ___________________________________________________
Ablative of specification:
____________________________________________________________
o Ex: ___________________________________________________
Ablative of cause:
____________________________________________________________
o Ex: ___________________________________________________
Ablative of separation:
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____________________________________________________________
o Ex: ___________________________________________________

De Nominibus: De Cas Ablativo (cont.)

Ablative (cont.):
Ablative of comparison:
____________________________________________________________
o Ex: ___________________________________________________
Ablative of degree of difference:
____________________________________________________________
o Ex: ___________________________________________________
Ablative absolute:
____________________________________________________________
o Ex: ___________________________________________________
Ablative of price:
____________________________________________________________
o Ex: ___________________________________________________
Ablative of source:
____________________________________________________________
o Ex: ___________________________________________________
Ablative with special adjectives:
____________________________________________________________
o Ex: ___________________________________________________
Ablative with deponent verbs:
____________________________________________________________
o Ex: ___________________________________________________
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Mariu
Iulius
Aene
Cic Pompei
Fratres
Boudi
Brutu
Catili Cincina
Scipio
Horat
Muci
Fulv

Cultura: De Heroibus Veris