Prepositions which take the Ablative Prepositions which take the Accusative Prepositions which take both the Ablative and the Accusative |
a (ab, abs) -- away from, by absque -- without (early Latin only) coram -- face to face with, in the presence of cum -- with de -- down from e (ex) -- out of, from in -- in prae -- in front of pro -- before, in place of sine -- without sub -- under super -- above, during tenus -- to the extent of (post positive: always follows its noun) |
RARELY: fine -- up to palam -- in the presence of procul -- as far as simul -- (same as cum: along with) subter -- under |
ad -- to, towards, at adversus -- towards, against ante -- before apud -- at the house of, in the presence of circa (circum) -- around circiter -- about cis (citra) -- this side; cf. "Cisalpine" Gaul: to the Italians, it's on "this" (i.e. the Italian) side of the Alps. clam -- secretly contra -- opposite, facing, against (often hostile in sense) erga opposite, towards (usually friendly in sense) extra -- outside of, beside (cf. intra) in -- into, against, for the purpose of (with gerund) infra -- beneath, lower down inter -- between, among intra -- within (cf. extra) iuxta -- adjoining, next to ob -- right before, for, on account of penes -- with, in the hands of per -- through pone -- behind post -- behind (of place), after (of time) praeter -- in front of, past, beyond, except, contrary to prope -- near propter -- on account of, because secundum -- following, close behind sub -- down to, under (with sense of motion) subter -- (same as sub) supter -- above, during trans -- across, on the other side ultra (uls) -- on that side of, beyond usque -- up to versus -- (supplied in English by the suffix "-ward") |
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mecum | nobiscum |
tecum | vobiscum |
secum | secum |
quocum OR cum quo |
quacum OR cum qua |
quibuscum OR cum quibus |
ante contra circum clam palam post procul simul |