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Rh by means of which anything is done, and is usually translated by or with.

Ablative of Instrument.—ăprī dentĭbus sē tūtantŭr boars defend themselves with-their-tusks. Ablative of Cause.—maerŏrĕ cōnsĕnēscēbăt he-was-growing-old with-grief. Ablative of Cost.—The Ablative is used of the sum for which anything is bought or. sold : praesentī pecūnĭā vēnīrĕ to-be-sold for ready money. Ablative of Amount of Difference.—The Difference between two unequal things is expressed by the Ablative : sōl multīs partĭbŭs māiŏr est quam lūnă the-sun is many times larger than the-moon. Ablative of Way or Manner.—Generally with defining adjective: pollĭcĕŏr hōc vōbīs bŏnā fĭdē I promise this to-you in good faith.

Ablative of Quality or Description.—Always with an Adjective or Pronoun: summā virtūtĕ ădŭlēscēns a youth of the highest virtue. Ablative Absolute.—It denotes actions, etc., which accompany the main action: Chāŏnĭae fŭgĭunt, ăquĭlā vĕnĭentĕ, cŏlumbae the Chaonian doves flee when the eagle comes, or at the coming of the eagle.

§ 151. —The Ablative is used to denote several meanings which originally belonged to the Locative.

Place where.—Except in a few phrases such as terrā et mări on land and sea, only found with an epithet or Preposition: mĕdĭō oppĭdō flŭit it flows through the midst of the town.