probus invidet nēminī, the honest man envies nobody.
a. Usually vir, homō, or some similar word is employed; as,—
homō doctus, a scholar;
vir Rōmānus, a Roman.
b. But when limited by a pronoun any adjective may be so used; as,—
hīc doctus, this scholar;
doctus quīdam, a certain scholar.
2. Neuters are likewise infrequent; as,—
vērum, truth;
jūstum, justice;
honestum, virtue.
a. This substantive use of Neuter Singulars is commonest in the construction of the Genitive of the Whole, and after Prepositions; as,—
aliquid vērī, something true;
nihil novī, nothing new;
in mediō, in the midst.
[238]. From Adjectives which, like the above, occasionally admit the substantive use, must be carefully distinguished certain others which have become nouns; as,—