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Latin Prepositions: grammar reference
Study Latin prepositions: Accusative, Ablative, Accusative or ablative, After the noun / pronoun. Reference tables, labeled forms, and interactive practice.
Accusative
| Preposition | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ad | to / toward / at |
| ante | before |
| apud | at / among |
| circum | around |
| contrā | against |
| inter | between / among |
| ob | on account of |
| per | through |
| post | after / behind |
| praeter | past / except |
| propter | because of |
| trāns | across |
Ablative
| Preposition | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ā / ab | from / by |
| cum | with |
| dē | down from / about |
| ē / ex | out of |
| prae | before / compared with |
| prō | in front of / for |
| sine | without |
Use ab and ex before vowels; both can also precede consonants.
Accusative or ablative
| Form | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| in + Acc. | into / onto | in urbem |
| in + Abl. | in / on | in urbe |
| sub + Acc. | to a place under | sub terram |
| sub + Abl. | in a place under | sub terrā |
| super + Acc. | above / over | super terram |
| super + Abl. | concerning | super hāc rē |
After the noun / pronoun
| Form | Case / pattern | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| causā / grātiā | Genitive before it | for the sake of |
| tenus | Abl. (sometimes Gen. pl.) | as far as |
| mēcum / tēcum | cum after pronoun | with me / you |
| sēcum | cum after pronoun | with himself / herself |
| nōbīscum / vōbīscum | cum after pronoun | with us / you |
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Selected reference content from the Word Radicals curriculum, shared with the iOS app. Model forms illustrate patterns; they do not give every form of every word.
Allen & Greenough: Latin Grammar · Bennett: New Latin Grammar