Latin noun
fīnis
fīnis, fīnis m.
fīnis is a Latin noun. In the 3 analysed lines it was read in, it means “territories” (2 times), “end” (once) and “limit” (once).
In the texts
Each line as the reader shows it: every word in its case colour with its meaning underneath, and arcs from fīnis to the words it goes with.
Quem ad finem sese effrenata iactabit audacia?
To what limit will unbridled boldness cast itself?
finem: object of the preposition ad; the phrase goes with iactabit.
Tu ne quaesieris, scire nefas, quem mihi, quem tibi finem di dederint, Leuconoe, nec Babylonios temptaris numeros.
You should not ask—it is forbidden to know—what end the gods have given to me, what end to you, Leuconoe, nor should you consult Babylonian calculations.
finem: object of dederint.
…fere cotidianis proeliis cum Germanis contendunt, cum aut suis finibus eos prohibent aut ipsi in eorum finibus bellum gerunt
For this reason, the Helvetii also surpass the rest of the Gauls in courage, because they contend with the Germans in almost daily battles, since they either keep them from their own territory or themselves wage war in their territory.
finibus: tells how, where or when about prohibent.
Forms
Every form of the word in these texts, with what it is.
| Form | Grammar | Read |
|---|---|---|
| finem | Accusative · Singular · Masculine | 2 |
| finibus | Ablative · Plural · Masculine | 2 |
Words it goes with
Joined to fīnis by an arc in these lines, most often first.
Grammar
- About the accusativeThe Latin accusative marks the direct object and follows prepositions of motion such as ad and in. Uses and endings, with real lines from Genesis and Eutropius.
- About the ablativeThe Latin ablative says by what, with what, from where and in what respect. Its main uses and endings, with real lines from Caesar, Genesis and Eutropius.