Latin Grammar

noun a class of nouns or adjectives that have the same type of inflectional forms

• The Latin language has a complex system of declension for nouns, pronouns, and adjectives.
• I struggled with understanding the declension of words in my language class.
• I ain't got time for all this declension stuff, it's too confusing.
• The declension of the company's profits over the years is a cause for concern.

noun a type of protein found in the blood that helps to protect against infections

• The patient was deemed abl to make decisions regarding their medical treatment.
• I'm not abl to attend the meeting tomorrow, can you fill me in on what was discussed?
• I was abl to sneak out of the house without my parents noticing.
• His determination was abl to move mountains and achieve his goals.

noun a case in some languages, such as Latin, expressing separation or direction from a place, typically translated in English by the prepositions 'from' or 'by'

adjective relating to or denoting a case of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives in some inflected languages that is used to indicate movement away from a place, the cause of an action, and the means by which an action is performed

• The ablative case in Latin is used to indicate movement away from something.
• I still don't understand when to use the ablative case in Latin class.
• I totally bombed that quiz on the ablative case.
• Her words had an ablative effect on his confidence, slowly chipping away at it over time.