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Homo is third declension masculine, hominum is plural genitive ("of men"). Here you need accusative, so ad hominem. Case Singular Plural Nominative
by Y_Y 7y ago
Homo is third declension masculine, hominum is plural genitive ("of men"). Here you need accusative, so ad hominem.
Case Singular Plural
Nominative homō hominēs
Genitive hominis hominum
Dative hominī hominibus
Accusative hominem hominēs
Ablative homine hominibus
Vocative homō hominēs
- teabee89 7y agoFrom a French education, I have learned a different order of cases for Latin declension tables (NVAGDA: Nominative, Vocative, Accusative, Genitive, Dative, Ablative). I was curious to know where it comes from, and apparently the order you used is more common in the US: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_declension#Order_of_the_cases https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_declension#Order_of_the_...
- Y_Y 7y agoI learnt your way in school too, but the table is copied from wiktionary.
- ayyyyylmao2000 7y agoNice derailing. How much does the CIA pay you?