| ā/ab/(abs) Vocab Group 3 | |
|---|---|
| ā | before (voiced labials): b, p, f, v, m usually before: c, consonantal i, d, t |
| ab | before vowel or h sometimes before (liquids): l, n, r, s |
| abs | sometimes before c, q, t (abs te; cf. abs-tuli < aufero) [Lewis and Short] |
| ac/atque Vocab Group 3 | |
| atque | probably always before vowel or h [Oxford Latin Dictionary] |
| ē/ex Vocab Group 2 | |
| ex | always before vowels; more common in general |
| ē | sometimes before consonants [especially liquids: r, m, v] [Lewis and Short: see s.v. ex for certain regular expressions] Note: in general the use follows the pattern of compound verbs, but Lewis and Short gives “ex lege” as regular, whereas compound verbs with stems beginning in “l” (e.g. eligo) regularly use the “e-” form, as would be expected before a liquid. |
| nec/neque: Vocab Group 4 and . . . not; [negative]. . . nor | |
| nec | negative aspect more prominent |
| neque | connective force more prominent [Lewis and Short] |
| ut / uti: Vocab Group 6 uti is sometimes used before a vowel (according to my research in Caesar BG). | |
| genitive personal pronouns | |
| partitive (part of whole) | nostrum; vestrum multī nostrum many of us |
| objective (i.e. care for) | nostrī, vestrī cūra nostrī care for us |