Latin determiner and pronoun
īdem
īdem, eadem, idem
īdem is a Latin determiner and pronoun. In the 3 analysed lines it was read in, it means “the same” (2 times) and “in the same place” (once).
In the texts
Each line as the reader shows it: every word in its case colour with its meaning underneath, and arcs from īdem to the words it goes with.
Ad rivum eundem lupus et agnus venerant siti compulsi;
To the same stream the wolf and the lamb had come, driven by thirst.
eundem: points out rivum.
…conservavi, ut nemini dubium esse debeat, quin reliquo tempore eadem mente sim futurus
I have so preserved that oath given to my father up to this age, that it ought to be doubtful to no one that I will be of the same mind for the remaining time.”
eadem: points out mente.
…rudis indigestaque moles nec quicquam nisi pondus iners congestaque eodem non bene iunctarum discordia semina rerum
Before the sea and lands and the heaven which covers all things, there was one face of nature in the whole world, which they called chaos: a rude and undigested mass, and nothing but inert weight and the discordant seeds of things not well joined together, heaped together in the same place.
eodem: tells how, where or when about congestaque.
Forms
Every form of the word in these texts, with what it is.
| Form | Grammar | Read |
|---|---|---|
| eadem | Ablative · Singular · Feminine | 1 |
| eodem | Ablative · Singular · Neuter | 1 |
| eundem | Accusative · Singular · Masculine | 1 |
Grammar
- 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.
- 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 agreementHow Latin adjectives, pronouns and participles agree with their nouns in case, number and gender, and why that lets them stand apart. With real lines.
- About word orderWhy a Latin adjective can sit far from its noun: the endings carry the grammar, so writers order words for emphasis. Lines from Virgil, Cicero and Horace.