talentum aurī, a talent of gold;
acervus frūmentī, a pile of grain.
[198]. Genitive of Possession or Ownership; as,—
domus Cicerōnis, Cicero's house.
1. Here belongs the Genitive with causā and grātiā. The Genitive always precedes; as,—
hominum causā, for the sake of men;
meōrum amīcōrum grātiā, for the sake of my friends.
2. The Possessive Genitive is often used predicatively, especially with esse and fierī; as,—
domus est rēgis, the house is the king's;
stultī est in errōre manēre, it is (the part) of a fool to remain in error;
dē bellō jūdicium imperātōris est, nōn mīlitum, the decision concerning war belongs to the general, not to the soldiers.
a. For the difference in force between the Possessive Genitive and the Dative of Possession, see [§ 359], 1.
[199]. Subjective Genitive. This denotes the person who makes or produces something or who has a feeling; as,—
dicta Platōnis, the utterances of Plato;
timōrēs līberōrum, the fears of the children.