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Bennett, Charles E.

"New Latin Grammar"


a. For propior and proximus with the Accusative, see ?§ 141, 3.
2. Corresponding to the Dative of Purpose, the Dative occurs with
adjectives signifying: _suitable_, _adapted_, _fit_; as,--
castr?«s id??neus locus, _a place fit for a camp_;
apta di?“s sacrifici??, _a day suitable for a sacrifice_.
NOTE.--Adjectives of this last class often take the Accusative with ad.
Dative of Direction.
193. In the poets the Dative is occasionally used to denote the _direction
of motion_; as,--
it cl??mor cael??, _the shout goes heavenward_;
ciner?“s r?«v?? fluent?« jace, _cast the ashes toward a flowing stream_.
1. By an extension of this construction the poets sometimes use the Dative
to denote the _limit of motion_; as,--
dum Lati?? de??s ?«nferret, _till he should bring his gods to Latium_.
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THE GENITIVE.
194. The Genitive is used with Nouns, Adjectives, and Verbs.
GENITIVE WITH NOUNS.
195. With Nouns the Genitive is _the case which defines the meaning of the
limited noun more closely_. This relation is generally indicated in English
by the preposition of. There are the following varieties of the Genitive
with Nouns:--
Genitive of Origin, Objective Genitive,
Genitive of Material, Genitive of the Whole,
Genitive of Possession, Appositional Genitive,
Subjective Genitive, Genitive of Quality.


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