New Latin Grammar, page 119 by Charles E. Bennett
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>near. subter, beneath. near. ob, _on account super, over. circÄ, around. of_. suprÄ, above. circiter, about. penes, _in the hands trÄns, across. circum, around. of_. ultrÄ, beyond. cis, _this side per, through. versus, toward. of_. pÅne, behind. citrÄ, this side of.
1. Ūsque is often prefixed to ad, in the sense of _even_; as,--
Å«sque ad urbem, even to the city.
2. Versus always follows its case; as,--
RÅmam versus, toward Rome.
It may be combined with a preceding Preposition; as,--
ad urbem versus, toward the city.
3. Like prope, the Comparatives propior, propius, and the Superlatives proximus, proximē, sometimes govern the Accusative; as,--
Ubiī proximē Rhēnum incolunt, _the Ubii dwell next to the Rhine_; propius castra hostium, nearer the camp of the enemy.
142. The following Prepositions govern the Ablative:--
Ä, ab, abs, from, cum, with. prÅ, in front of, by. dÄ“, from, for. absque, without. concerning. sine, without. cÅram, _in the Ä“, ex, _from out tenus, up to. presence of_. of_. prae, before.
1. Ä€, ab, abs. Before vowels or h, ab must be used; before consonants we find sometimes Ä, sometimes ab (the latter usually not before the labials b, p, f, v, m; nor before c, g, q, or t); abs occurs only before tÄ“, and Ä is admissible even there.
2. Ä’, ex. Before vowels or h, ex must be used; before consonants we find sometimes Ä“, sometimes ex.
3. Tenus regularly follows its case, as, pectoribus tenus, up to the breast. It sometimes governs the Genitive, as, lab