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Can anyone explain what is Accusativus Graecuss and when it is used?
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Accusativus Graecus
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In your first example, the Accusativus Graecus is [size=134]κάρη[/size] "heads" : it is about the Achaeans, long-haired "as far as their heads were concerned" (i. e. we say nothing about their legs...)
You are right in the second example : Ulysses is sorrowful "as far as his heart is concerned" (maybe not his reason).
Other example :
[size=134]σκύθης [b]τὸ γένος[/b][/size] "Scythian by his race" (maybe not by his habits)
By the way, the name Accusativus Graecus was given by Latin-speaking people, because Latin expresses it more often by means of the ablative.
You are right in the second example : Ulysses is sorrowful "as far as his heart is concerned" (maybe not his reason).
Other example :
[size=134]σκύθης [b]τὸ γένος[/b][/size] "Scythian by his race" (maybe not by his habits)
By the way, the name Accusativus Graecus was given by Latin-speaking people, because Latin expresses it more often by means of the ablative.