Latin
Abbreviations

These are used in the Vocabulary entries to save space, and also sometimes in the glosses to the Reading selections. Compare the grammatical notes in the Preface page.

abl / ablative; the "from" case.
aa / ablative absolute; "this having been done"
acc / accusative. The object of the verb.
adj / adjective
av / active voice; the action of the verb "is done" to the object
dat / dative; the "to" case.
f / feminine
gen / genitive; the "of" case
ind / indicative mood; a positive statement (cf subjunctive)
inf / infinitive of a verb; the "to" form.
m / masculine
n / neuter
n / noun [we don't expect conflicts with the preceding abbreviation]
n3 / 3rd declension noun (etc)
n3f / 3rd declension, feminine
nom / nominative. the subject of the sentence
pc / participle of a verb
ppc / past participle
pl / plural
pn / pronoun
pv / passive voice; the action of the verb "is done" to the subject
sbj / subjunctive mood; a conditional statement (cf indicative)
sg / singular
v / verb
v3 / 3rd conjugation verb

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