b) An Abstract Noun; as,—
novitās reī = the strange circumstance;
asperitās viārum = rough roads.
c) Hendiadys (see [§ 374], 4); as,—
ratiō et ōrdō = systematic order;
ārdor et impetus = eager onset.
d) Sometimes an Adverb; as,—
omnēs circā populī, all the surrounding tribes;
suōs semper hostēs, 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, homō, ille, or some other word used as an Appositive of a proper name; as,—
Sōcratēs, homō sapiēns = the wise Socrates;
Scīpiō, vir fortissimus = the doughty Scipio;
Syrācūsae, urbs praeclārissima = famous Syracuse.