§399. Ablative Case
The Ablative is used to denote the relations expressed in English by the prepositions from; in, at; with, by:—
- līberāre metū, to deliver from fear.
- excultus doctrīnā, trained in learning.
- hōc ipsō tempore, at this very time.
- caecus avāritiā, blind with avarice.
- occīsus gladiō, slain by the sword.
Uses of the Ablative Proper
Ablative of Separation
J. H. Allen and J. B. Greenough, New Latin Grammar (Boston: Ginn, 1903). Text provided under a CC BY-SA license by Perseus Digital Library, http://www.perseus.tufts.edu, with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities.