Question regarding the locative tense (yes, the locative)
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Question regarding the locative tense (yes, the locative)
Is the locative tense only used with names of cities, towns, small islands, and with the three words, humus, rus, and domus? Are there any more?
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Re:Question regarding the locative tense (yes, the locative)
For review:<br /><br />The locative is is identical to the genitive for the singular of first and second declension nouns; elsewhere the locative is usually identical to the ablative.<br /><br />Visus est Romae.<br /> He was seen at Rome.<br />Visus est Ephesi.<br /> He was seen at Ephesus.<br />Visus est Athenis.<br /> He was seen at Athens.<br />Visus est Carthagine.<br /> He was seen at Carthage.<br />Visus est domi.<br /> He was seen at home.<br />Visus est humi.<br /> He was seen on the ground (as strange as that sounds.)<br />Visus est ruri / rure<br /> He was seen in the country (countryside; rural)<br />
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Re:Question regarding the locative tense (yes, the locative)
[quote author=Lumen_et_umbra link=board=3;threadid=483;start=0#4055 date=1060984608]<br /><br /><br />The locative is is identical to the genitive for the singular of first and second declension nouns; elsewhere the locative is usually identical to the ablative.<br /><br /><br />[/quote]<br /><br />I wouldn't say it so. The locative was progressively abandoned by the Latin. The ending in singular was a short -i It remains in Romae Sagunti domi... but elsewhere it was replaced by the ablative. Carthagine meaning "at Carthage" is a true ablative. The locative Carthagini is also sometimes found in Plautus, Cicero and Livy.<br /><br />The locative is a survival from the Roman past, although many names of places are concerned (Names of towns ending in -a, -ae or -us (-um), -i are very frequent).
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Re:Question regarding the locative tense (yes, the locative)
And for those who are really interested (the enthousiast-ones); <br /><br />There is one name of a small island who makes an exception.<br /><br />It's 'Nesis', here you always have to use prepositions!<br /><br />So; in Nesidem / Nesida (Greek declension)<br /> In Nedide<br /> ...<br /><br /><br />
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Re:Question regarding the locative tense (yes, the locative)
In Classical Latin (a somewhat vague specification) - the form of Latin I am learning - the locative was employed as I have detailed above.<br /><br />Although the rules, which you have given, to me, seem very similar to what I said in my original post. <br /><br />i.e., In first and second declension nouns the locative resembled the genitive, and in the others it resembled the ablative.
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Re:Question regarding the locative tense (yes, the locative)
In Classical Latin (a somewhat vague specification) - the form of Latin I am learning - the locative was employed as I have detailed above.<br /><br />Although the rules, which you have given, to me, seem very similar to what I said in my second post. <br /><br />i.e., In first and second declension nouns the locative resembled the genitive, and in the others it resembled the ablative.<br />