New Latin Grammar, page 259 by Charles E. Bennett
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es employ Prepositional phrases as Noun modifiers. This is particularly frequent when the governing noun is derived from a verb. The following are typical examples:--
trÄnsitus in Britanniam, _the passage to Britain_;
excessus Ä“ vÄ«tÄ, _departure from life_;
odium ergÄ RÅmÄnÅs, _hatred of the Romans_;
liber dē senectūte, _the book on old age_;
amor in patriam, _love for one's country_.
ADJECTIVES.
354. 1. Special Latin Equivalents for English Adjectives are--
a) A Genitive; as,--
virtūtēs animī = _moral virtues_;
dolÅrÄ“s corporis = bodily ills.
b) An Abstract Noun; as,--
novitÄs reÄ« = _the strange circumstance_;
asperitÄs viÄrum = rough roads.
c) Hendiadys (see § 374, 4); as,--
ratiÅ et ÅrdÅ = _systematic order_;
Ärdor et impetus = eager onset.
d) Sometimes an Adverb; as,--
omnÄ“s circÄ populÄ«, _all the surrounding tribes_;
suÅs semper hostÄ“s, their perpetual foes.
2. Often a Latin Noun is equivalent to an English Noun modified by an Adjective; as,--
doctrīna, _theoretical knowledge_;
prūdentia, _practical knowledge_;
oppidum, _walled town_;
libellus, little book.
3. Adjectives are not used in immediate agreement with proper names; but an Adjective may limit vir, homÅ, ille, or some other word used as an Appositive of a proper name; as,--
SÅcratÄ“s, homÅ sapiÄ“ns = _the wise Socrates_;
ScÄ«piÅ, vir fortissimus = _the doughty Scipio_;
SyrÄcÅ«sae, urbs praeclÄrissima = famous Syracuse.
4. An Adjective may be equiv