BLD ex99

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tomkulaga
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BLD ex99

Post by tomkulaga »

the answer to #5 is "in the roman camp", yet the latin is castris romanis?

why is this?

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Post by Iulianus »

'castra' is what is callled a 'plurale tantum', i.e. 'plural only'; thus all the cases are in the plural as well, such as the ablative you cited.

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