§ 447. Exercise II. Page 188. Gen/Abl of Description.
Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2003 3:19 pm
Here I am basically unsure, due to lack of reading any Latin in context but D'Ooge exercises, of what qualifies for Ablative or Genitive of Description.
The Genitive I understand is for numerical, Ablative for physical. What about the word, as will be mentioned below, "magnitude"? This seems abstract but reflects physical presence. By the way the Ex. I. was very easy so that goes well. Correct as I am sure you shall
II. 1. Caesar was a general of much wisdom and great boldness, and very skillful in the art of war.
-Caesar erat imperator multi consili magnaeque audaciae ac rei militaris peritissimus.
2. The Germans were of great size and thought that the Romans had no power.
-Germani erant magnae multitudinis et iudicabant Romanos nihil posse.
3. Men of the highest courage were left in the camp as guard to the baggage.
-Homines summae virtutis in castris relicti sunt impedimentis praesidio.
4. The king's daughter who was given in marriage to the chief of a neighbouring state, was a woman of a very beautiful appearance.
-Filia regis in matrimonium finitimae prinipi civitatis data, femina erat facié pulcherrimá.
5. The soldiers will construct a ditch of nine feet around the camp.
-Milites fossam castra circum pedum novem perducent.
6. A river of great width was between us and the enemy.
-Flumen magná latitudine inter nos et hostes erat.
The Genitive I understand is for numerical, Ablative for physical. What about the word, as will be mentioned below, "magnitude"? This seems abstract but reflects physical presence. By the way the Ex. I. was very easy so that goes well. Correct as I am sure you shall
II. 1. Caesar was a general of much wisdom and great boldness, and very skillful in the art of war.
-Caesar erat imperator multi consili magnaeque audaciae ac rei militaris peritissimus.
2. The Germans were of great size and thought that the Romans had no power.
-Germani erant magnae multitudinis et iudicabant Romanos nihil posse.
3. Men of the highest courage were left in the camp as guard to the baggage.
-Homines summae virtutis in castris relicti sunt impedimentis praesidio.
4. The king's daughter who was given in marriage to the chief of a neighbouring state, was a woman of a very beautiful appearance.
-Filia regis in matrimonium finitimae prinipi civitatis data, femina erat facié pulcherrimá.
5. The soldiers will construct a ditch of nine feet around the camp.
-Milites fossam castra circum pedum novem perducent.
6. A river of great width was between us and the enemy.
-Flumen magná latitudine inter nos et hostes erat.