In Latin, How do you translate a genitive of the whole? (Partative Genitive)?

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In Latin, How do you translate a genitive of the whole? (Partative Genitive)?

2007-04-15 03:25:21 · 3 answers · asked by redneckproud92 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages

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The translation is simply an 'of the' prepositional phrase.
The genitive of the whole is a word in genitive case indicating the whole of some thing or group that is used after a word for some part of that whole.

Dimidium equorum = Half of the horses

'Equorum' is a genitive of the whole.

2007-04-15 03:40:54 · answer #1 · answered by dollhaus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Mostly by "of" in English. A cup full of wine = calix (poculum) vini plenum, etc.

2007-04-15 10:47:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

It shows onwership and posscession

2007-04-15 10:31:32 · answer #3 · answered by govtagent_2001 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋