([a.]) concursus populī mīrantium quid rē̆ī esset, L. 1, 41, 1, a gathering of the public, wondering what was the matter. (b.) pars subeuntium obrutī, pars cōnfīxī, Ta. H. 2, 22, a part of those who came up were crushed, a part were run through. Samnītium caesī tria mīlia ducentī, L. 10, 34, 3, of the Samnites were slain three thousand two hundred.
[1084.] (1.) An attributive adjective referring to several substantives is commonly expressed with one only, generally with the first or the last: as,
rēs erat multae operae et labōris, 5, 11, 5, it was a job that required much work and trouble. semper amāvī ingenium, studia, mōrēs tuōs, O. 33, I have always admired your ability, your scholarly tastes, and your character. In lively style, the adjective is often used with every substantive.
[1085.] Two or more attributive adjectives in the singular connected by a conjunction may belong to a plural substantive: as,
circā portās Collīnam Ēsquilīnamque, L. 26, 10, 2, about the gates, the Colline and the Esquiline. But the substantive may also be in the singular: as, inter Ēsquilīnam Collīnamque portam, L. 26, 10, 1, between the Esquiline and the Colline gate.
[1086.] The combined idea of a substantive with an attributive adjective may be qualified by one or more adjectives: as,
nāvīs longās trīgintā veterēs, L. 27, 22, 12, thirty old men-of-war. prīvāta nāvis onerāria māxima, V. 5, 136, a very large private freighting vessel. āter aliēnus canis, T. Ph. 706, a strange black dog.
[1087.] (2.) A predicate adjective or participle referring to two or more substantives is usually in the plural; its gender is determined as follows:
[1088.] (a.) If the substantives denote persons of the same gender, that gender is used; if they denote persons of different gender, the masculine is used: as,