New Latin Grammar

by Charles E. Bennett

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

Preface

Introduction—The Latin language

PART I.

SOUNDS, ACCENT, QUANTITY, ETC.

The Alphabet

Classification of Sounds

Sounds of the Letters

Syllables

Quantity

Accent

Vowel Changes

Consonant Changes

Peculiarities of Orthography

PART II.

INFLECTIONS.

CHAPTER I.—Declension.

A. NOUNS.

Gender of Nouns

Number

Cases

The Five Declensions

First Declension

Second Declension

Third Declension

Fourth Declension

Fifth Declension

Defective Nouns

B. ADJECTIVES.

Adjectives of the First and Second Declensions

Adjectives of the Third Declension

Comparison of Adjectives

Formation and Comparison of Adverbs

Numerals

C. PRONOUNS.

Personal Pronouns

Reflexive Pronouns

Possessive Pronouns

Demonstrative Pronouns

The Intensive Pronoun

The Relative Pronoun

Interrogative Pronouns

Indefinite Pronouns

Pronominal Adjectives

CHAPTER II.— Conjugation.

Verb Stems

The Four Conjugations

Conjugation of Sum

First Conjugation

Second Conjugation

Third Conjugation

Fourth Conjugation

Verbs in -iō of the Third Conjugation

Deponent Verbs

Semi-Deponents

Periphrastic Conjugation

Peculiarities of Conjugation

Formation of the Verb Stems

List of the Most Important Verbs with Principal Parts

Irregular Verbs

Defective Verbs

Impersonal Verbs

PART III.

PARTICLES.

Adverbs

Prepositions

Interjections

PART IV.

WORD FORMATION.

I. DERIVATIVES.

Nouns

Adjectives

Verbs

Adverbs

II. COMPOUNDS.

Examples of Compounds

PART V.

SYNTAX.

CHAPTER I.—Sentences.

Classification of Sentences

Form of Interrogative Sentences

Subject and Predicate

Simple and Compound Sentences

CHAPTER II.—Syntax of Nouns.

Subject

Predicate Nouns

Appositives

The Nominative

The Accusative

The Dative

The Genitive

The Ablative

The Locative

CHAPTER III.—Syntax of Adjectives.

Agreement of Adjectives

Adjectives used Substantively

Adjectives with the Force of Adverbs

Comparatives and Superlatives

Other Peculiarities

CHAPTER IV.—Syntax of Pronouns.

Personal Pronouns

Possessive Pronouns

Reflexive Pronouns

Reciprocal Pronouns

Demonstrative Pronouns

Relative Pronouns

Indefinite Pronouns

Pronominal Adjectives

CHAPTER V.—Syntax of Verbs.

Agreement of Verbs

Voices

Tenses

Of the Indicative

Of the Subjunctive

Of the Infinitive

Moods

In Independent Sentences

— — Volitive Subjunctive

— — Optative Subjunctive

— — Potential Subjunctive

— — Imperative

— In Dependent Clauses

— — Clauses of Purpose

— — Clauses of Characteristic

— — Clauses of Result

— — Causal Clauses

— — Temporal Clauses

— — — Introduced by Postquam, Ut, Ubi, etc.

— — — Cum-Clauses

— — — Introduced by Antequam and Priusquam

— — — Introduced by Dum, Dōnec, Quoad

— — Substantive Clauses

— — — Developed from the Volitive

— — — Developed from the Optative

— — — Of Result

— — — After nōn dubito, etc.

— — — Introduced by Quod

— — — Indirect Questions

— — Conditional Sentences

— — Use of , Nisi, Sīn

— — Conditional Clauses of Comparison

— — Concessive Clauses

— — Adversative Clauses with Quamvīs, Quamquam, etc.

— — Clauses of Wish and Proviso

— — Relative Clauses

— — Indirect Discourse

— — — Moods in Indirect Discourse

— — — Tenses in Indirect Discourse

— — — Conditional Sentences in Indirect Discourse

— — Implied Indirect Discourse

— — Subjunctive by Attraction

Noun and Adjective Forms of the Verb

Infinitive

Participles

Gerund

Supine

CHAPTER VI.—Particles.

Cordinate Conjunctions

Adverbs

CHAPTER VII.—Word-Order and Sentence-Structure.

Word-Order

Sentence-Structure

CHAPTER VIII.— Hints on Latin Style.

Nouns

Adjectives

Pronouns

Verbs

The Cases

PART VI.

PROSODY.

Quantity of Vowels and Syllables

Verse-Structure

The Dactylic Hexameter

The Dactylic Pentameter

Iambic Measures

SUPPLEMENTS TO THE GRAMMAR.

  I. Roman Calendar

 II. Roman Names

III. Figures of Syntax and Rhetoric



INDICES.

Index to the Illustrative Examples Cited in the Syntax

Index to the Principal Parts of Latin Verbs

General Index

Footnotes