ablativus rei efficientis
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /a.blaːˈtiː.wus ˈre.iː ef.fi.kiˈen.tis/, [a.bɫaːˈtiː.wʊs ˈre.iː ɛf.fɪ.kɪˈɛn.tɪs]
Adjective
ablātīvus reī efficientis m (genitive ablātīvī reī efficientis); second declension
- (grammar) ablative of causing fact
Usage notes
- An antiquated distinction is drawn by some Latin classicists between the ablātīvus īnstrūmentī, which is used to denote the cause in active sentences, and the ablātīvus reī efficientis, which is used in passive sentences. For example:
- Ablātīvus īnstrūmentī:
- Deus mundum sōle illūstrat.
- God lights the world with the sun.
- Ablātīvus reī efficientis:
- Sōle mundus illūstrātur.
- The world is lit by the sun.
Declension
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ablātīvus reī efficientis | ablātīvī reī efficientis |
| Genitive | ablātīvī reī efficientis | ablātīvōrum reī efficientis |
| Dative | ablātīvō reī efficientis | ablātīvīs reī efficientis |
| Accusative | ablātīvum reī efficientis | ablātīvōs reī efficientis |
| Ablative | ablātīvō reī efficientis | ablātīvīs reī efficientis |
| Vocative | ablātīve reī efficientis | ablātīvī reī efficientis |