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BLD Ex. 90 Page 38

Postby Meowth » Thu Sep 09, 2004 4:19 am

frūmentum bonae terrae, gladī malī, bellī longī


- oh bad swords
- of the bad sword

both are correct ?

the bad swords = gladiī maliī ?
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Re: BLD Ex. 90 Page 38

Postby benissimus » Thu Sep 09, 2004 4:33 am

Meowth wrote:frūmentum bonae terrae, gladī malī, bellī longī


- oh bad swords
- of the bad sword

both are correct ?

the bad swords = gladiī maliī ?

gladii mali can be a nominative/vocative plural or a genitive singular.
gladi mali can only be a genitive singular.
flebile nescio quid queritur lyra, flebile lingua murmurat exanimis, respondent flebile ripae
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