§ 316. Genitive with Adjectives.—The Genitive is found with many Adjectives, especially (a) Active Participles used adjectivally, and other adjectives containing a Verbal Notion.
| Appĕtentĭssimŭs hŏnestātĭs | Most eager for virtue. |
| Cŭpĭdŭs contentiōnis | Longing for contention. |
| Mēns cōnscĭă rēctī | A mind conscious of right. |
(b) Adjectives of fulness, want, participation, or ownership.
| Plēnissĭmŭs piscĭum | Very full offish. |
| Rătiōnĭs expers | Destitute of reason. |
| Vĭrōrum prŏprĭum | Belonging (peculiar) to men. |
§ 317. Poetical uses.—In poetical writing the Gen. of Connexion is used after many Adjectives which do not admit it in prose: aevī mātūrŭs ripe in respect of age, spernendŭs mōrum despicable in character.[1]
Also after Verbs: iūstĭtĭaenĕ prĭus mīrer bellīne lăbōrum? am I to wonder at you first for your justice or your toils in war? dulcī lăbōrum dēcĭpĭtŭr sŏnō he is beguiled from his toils by the sweet sound.[1]
Ablative.
§ 318. Ablative Proper.
| Rōmā scrīpsĭt Balbŭs[2] | Balbus wrote from Rome. |
| L. Dŏmĭtĭŭs Fabiā [3] | L. Domitius from the Fabian tribe (f.) |
| Ab īrātīs intĕrĭīt[4] | He was killed by angry men. |
| Ostrĕīs mē abstĭnŭī[5] | I refrained from oysters. |
| Spī sēriŭs vēnĭt[6] | He came later than was hoped. |
§319. Instrumental Ablative.
| Pyrrhŭs lăpĭdĕ mterfectŭs est[7] | Pyrrhus was killed by a stone |
| Carnĕ vīvunt, āleā lūdunt'[7] | They live on (by) meat, they play at {it,) dice. |
| Lăpĭdĭbŭs plŭit'[7] | It rains stones (with stones). |
| Gŭbernātōrĭs ars ūtĭlĭtātĕ laudatur'[8] | The pilot's art is praised for its usefulness. |
A Preposition is often used, as ob or propter iitilitatem on account of its usefulness.
§ 320. Agent and Instrument.
1. The poets sometimes put in ăb when speaking of things: factŭs ăb artĕ dĕcŏr beauty made by art. Sometimes they omit it in speaking of