E
(ex)
Preposition
used with Ablative only.
The circumflected accents
are used to mark the vowels' length.
Forms:
The form e
is used before consonants, and the form ex
before vowels, but sometimes before consonants also.
Non figurative usage
1. Space (ablativus separationis):
out
of, from (the interior)
-
Romani ex agris in urbem demigrant.
The Romans
are migrating from the countryside to the city.
2. Time: since
-
ex hoc die
since
this day on
Figurative usage
1. Origin, substance: of
-
Titus Manlius ostendere volebat
se ex ea familia ortum quae Gallorum agmen ex rupe Tarpeja dejecit.
Titus
Manlius wanted to show himself to be of that family that threw down the
Gauls from the Tarpeian cliff.
-
statua ex auro a
golden statue (a statue of gold)
2. Cause: by
reason of, because of, as a result of
-
Multi milites ex vulneribus perierunt.
Many soldiers
have perished because of their wounds.
Expressions
-
ex Senatus consulto according
to the Senate decision
-
ex composito
according
to the arrangement
-
ex animo
from
the mind
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