Latin Prepositions Flashcards

Latin Prepositions

• a/ab: Translates to "away from" and requires the ablative case.
• de: Means "down from," "from," "concerning," or "about" and takes the ablative case.
• e/ex: Signifies "out of" or "from" and also requires the ablative case.
• in: Indicates "in" or "on", and takes the ablative case in some contexts.
• sub: Means "under" or "at the foot of" and can take both the ablative (for location) and accusative (for movement).
• cum: Translates to "with" and takes the ablative case.
• ad: Means "to" or "towards" and takes the accusative case.
• super: Signifies "over," "above," or "on top of" and takes the accusative case.
• in (with accusative): Indicates "onto" or "against" and takes the accusative case.
• sub (with accusative): Means "up to" or "to the foot of" and requires the accusative case.
• post: Translates to "after," "behind," or "in back of" and takes the accusative case.
• per: Means "through" and takes the accusative case.
• ante: Indicates "before" or "in front of" and takes the accusative case.
• trans: Means "across" and takes the accusative case.
• contra: Signifies "against" and takes the accusative case.
• circum: Means "around" and takes the accusative case.
• prope: Translates to "near" and takes the accusative case.
• inter: Indicates "among" or "between" and takes the accusative case.

Case Usage by Preposition

• a/ab, de, e/ex, cum: All take the ablative case.
• ad, super, in (accusative), sub (accusative), post, per, ante, trans, contra, circum, prope, inter: All take the accusative case.