dum Latiō deōs īnferret, till he should bring his gods to Latium.


THE GENITIVE.

[194]. The Genitive is used with Nouns, Adjectives, and Verbs.

GENITIVE WITH NOUNS.

[195]. With Nouns the Genitive is the case which defines the meaning of the limited noun more closely. This relation is generally indicated in English by the preposition of. There are the following varieties of the Genitive with Nouns:—

Genitive of Origin, Objective Genitive,
Genitive of Material, Genitive of the Whole,
Genitive of Possession, Appositional Genitive,
Subjective Genitive, Genitive of Quality.

[196]. Genitive of Origin; as,—

Mārcī fīlius, the son of Marcus.

[197]. Genitive of Material; as,—