| A noun or equivalent in the ablative can show separation
from the action of the verb. This is an adverbial use of the
ablative case and does not require a preposition. The noun in the
ablative is the thing from which the separation occurs, not the one doing
the separation (that is the subject of the verb with the semantic notion
of separation. Here are some examples:
me cura liberavit, "he freed me from care"; the subject, "he" is doing an act of separation ("freeing") upon "me" (the direct object). The separation is taking place away from "care" (the ablative of separation). feminae liberae cura, "women free from care"; here the ablative modifies and adjective (still with the semantic notion of separation). moenia defensoribus vacua, "walls clear of defenses" The ablative of separation works with non-motion verbs. Motion verbs work with ablatives of place from which (see Related Topics) |
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Last Updated March 18, 2003 Questions, comments and corrections should be sent to Brian K. Harvey, Kent State University |
