You are not signed in. Sign in.

List Books: Buy books on ListBooks.org

Gildersleeve's Latin Grammar » (Bilingual)

Book cover image of Gildersleeve's Latin Grammar by B. L. Gildersleeve

Authors: B. L. Gildersleeve
ISBN-13: 9780486469126, ISBN-10: 0486469123
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Dover Publications
Date Published: December 2008
Edition: Bilingual

Find Best Prices for This Book »

Author Biography: B. L. Gildersleeve

Book Synopsis

Since 1867, students and teachers have turned to this famous guide to grammar and usage. The work of a legendary teacher, it is celebrated for its lucid and comprehensive treatment.

Table of Contents

Etymology
Letters and Syllables1
Alphabet1
Vowels2
Diphthongs4
Consonants6
Phonetic Variations8
Syllables10
Quantity12
Accentuation15
Parts of Speech16
Inflection of the Substantive17
Definitions18
Gender19
Number22
Cases23
Declensions26
Endings27
First Declension29
Second Declension31
Third Declension35
Fourth Declension61
Fifth Declension63
Greek Substantives65
Irregular Substantives67
Inflection of the Adjective72
Definition72
First and Second Declension73
Pronominal Adjectives76
Third Declension77
Irregular Adjectives84
Comparison of Adjectives86
Adverbs91
Formation of Adverbs91
Comparison93
Numerals94
Cardinals94
Ordinals94
Distributives97
Adverbs98
Pronouns99
Personal100
Determinative103
Demonstrative104
Relative105
Interrogative106
Indefinites107
Adjectives108
Correlative109
Inflection of the Verb112
Definitions112
Endings114
Inflection of esse116
Of prodesse118
Of posse119
Regular Verbs120
Division120
Rules for forming Tenses121
First Conjugation122
Second Conjugation123
Third Conjugation125
Fourth Conjugation127
Deponents128
Periphrastic129
Notes130
Formation of the Stems132
Change in Conjugation136
List of Verbs137
Irregular Verbs168
Ire169
Quire, require170
Ferre171
Edere172
Fleri173
Velle, nolle, malle174
Defective Verbs175
Formation of Words176
Simple Words179
Substantives180
Adjectives182
Substantives without Suffixes183
Suffixes184
Verbs190
Compound Words193
Substantives194
Verbs199
Syntax
Simple Sentence202
Subject203
Predicate205
Concord210
Voices212
Tenses222
Present227
Imperfect231
Perfect235
Pluperfect241
Future242
Future Perfect244
Periphrastic246
Tenses in Letters252
Moods253
Indicative254
Subjunctive255
Imperative266
Tenses in Moods and Verbal Substantives276
Simple Sentence Expanded284
Multiplication of the Subject285
Qualification of the Subject288
Adjectives289
Numerals292
Comparatives and Superlatives296
Pronouns304
Personal304
Demonstrative305
Determinative and Reflexive308
Possessive312
Indefinite313
Apposition320
Predicative Attribution and Apposition325
Multiplication of Predicate326
Qualification of Predicate327
The Cases328
Accusative328
Dative344
Genitive360
Ablative384
Locative411
Prepositions412
With Accusative416
With Ablative417
With Accusative and Ablative418
Infinitive419
Subject422
Object423
Predicate424
Gerund and Gerundive425
Genitive428
Dative429
Accusative430
Ablative431
With Prepositions432
Supine434
Accusative435
Ablative436
Participles437
Adverbs439
Negatives441
Incomplete (Interrogative) Sentence450
Direct Simple Questions453
Direct Disjunctive Questions458
Indirect Questions460
Moods in Direct462
Moods in Indirect467
Compound Sentence472
Coordinate Sentence473
Copulative474
Adversative483
Disjunctive492
Causal and Illative498
Subordinate Sentences504
Moods in508
Sequence of Tenses509
Reflexive in520
Object Sentences523
Introduced by quod524
In Accusative and Infinitive526
In Nominative and Infinitive528
In Participle536
Causal Sentences538
Introduced by quod, quia, etc.539
By quod, with verbs of Emotion542
Sentences of Design and Tendency543
Final544
Pure Final545
Complementary Final546
After verbs of Fear550
Consecutive551
Pure Consecutive552
Complementary Consecutive553
Exclamatory Questions558
Temporal Sentences559
Antecedent Action561
Iterative Action566
Contemporaneous Action568
Subsequent Action574
Sentences with cum578
Conditional Sentences589
Logical595
Ideal596
Unreal597
Incomplete598
Of Comparison602
Concessive Sentences603
Relative Sentences610
Concord614
Tenses622
Moods624
Comparative Sentences638
Correlative642
With atque or ac643
With quam644
The Abridged Sentence645
Historical Infinitive647
Oratio Obliqua648
Moods in650
Tenses in653
Conditional Sentences in656
Pronouns660
Partial Obliquity662
Participial Sentences664
Arrangement of Words and Clauses671
Figures of Syntax and Rhetoric688
Principal Rules of Syntax437
Prosody
Quantity702
General Rules702
Of Final Syllables707
Of Stem Syllables714
Of Compounds715
In Early Latin716
Figures of Prosody718
Versification729
Definition729
Versus Italicus755
Saturnian Verse756
Iambic Rhythms757
Trochaic Rhythms768
Anapaestic Rhythms777
Dactylic Rhythms783
Logaoedie Rhythms790
Cretic and Bacchic Rhythms806
Ionic Rhythms815
Compound Verses820
Cantica824
Metres of Horace826
Appendix491
Roman Calendar, Roman Weights and Measures, Roman Money, Roman Names
Index of Verbs494
General Index503

Subjects