Demonstrative pronouns in Latin have exactly the same form as demonstrative adjectives. “Hic, haec, hoc” (this, these) and “ille, illa, illud” (that, those) are used to represent pronouns used to point out other nouns. However, as with English demonstrative pronouns, they do not modif...
had an extensive declension system similar to Latin, modern German or Icelandic. Old English distinguished between the nominative, accusative, dative, and genitive cases, and for strongly declined adjectives and some pronouns also a separate instrumental case (which otherwise and later complet[translate...
When I returned on day five, there were no more Latin words on the blackboard. In their place were words like nominative, genitive, dative, accusative. I didn’t know what those words meant and I didn’t like them. That “nominative-genitive” whatever-it-was was keeping me from my ...
heiðar ‘of the wasteland’ (genitive singular): -ar < -ioR < -ioz Note, however, that r at the end of the words faðir ‘father’, bróðir ‘brother’, móðir ‘mother’, dóttir ‘daughter’ and systir ‘sister’ belongs to the stem and not the ending, so all th...
I understand the meaning of the word aionios (often appearing in genitive plural aionion) in Greek to carry the connotation of 'pertaining to the age' or 'age enduring.' The word is a form of the word we have borrowed into English from the Latin transliteration of the Greek as aeon or...
The art of Latin translation is one which seems to be shrouded in mystery. It is my aim through this humble node to attempt to give some basic tips on t...