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Giovanna Clairval · 25th September 2007, 08:20 PM

Hi, Sephiroth,

The genitive case it's not always before the noun. A different example is
the Malleus Maleficarum, The Hammer of Witches, even if this famous treatise was not written in classical times at all, but in the late 15th century, if memory serves. As you can see, the genitive is placed after the noun. I think it's a matter of emphasis: before the noun = non-emphatic. And also, long words go after the modified noun.

Moon! All my books are in boxes, which means that boxes are artfully wrapped around my books. I don't know which is worse.
I'm gonna freshen up my knowledge, and the I'll answer in a more scientific way.

25th September 2007, 08:20 PM	#9 (permalink)
Giovanna Clairval Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: France Posts: 1,127	Re: Help with translation into Latin please. Hi, Sephiroth, The genitive case it's not always before the noun. A different example is the Malleus Maleficarum, The Hammer of Witches, even if this famous treatise was not written in classical times at all, but in the late 15th century, if memory serves. As you can see, the genitive is placed after the noun. I think it's a matter of emphasis: before the noun = non-emphatic. And also, long words go after the modified noun. Moon! All my books are in boxes, which means that boxes are artfully wrapped around my books. I don't know which is worse. I'm gonna freshen up my knowledge, and the I'll answer in a more scientific way.