[Owl]Prepositions

Prepositions demanding
accusative case


ad to Dubitando ad veritatem venimus.
adversus toward Adversus solem ne loquitur.
ante before ante meridiem; Margaritas ante porcos jacere.
apud among / at / near apud aquam Sullam
circa concerning / about circa horam sextam
circum around circum urbem
cis on this / side cis Tiberim redire
citra on this / side / since natus mare citra (born in Italy)
contra against Bellum omnium contra omnes.
erga towards clemens erga miseros
extra outside Extra ecclesiam nulla salus.
infra below Infra nasum est os.
inter among inter alia; Primus inter pares.
intra within intra muros
ob over quam ob rem; Ut mors ob oculos esset.
per through per manus tuas
pone behind Vinctae pone tergum manus.
post after post scriptum
praeter beyond nemo praeter me
prope near prope meridiem
propter on account of Post hoc, ergo propter hoc.
subter under Manu subter togam ad mentum exserta.
secundum according to secundum legem facere
trans across trans media varia
ultra beyond ultra vires

Prepositions demanding
either accusative or ablative case


in* 1) into
(accusative)		 In patriam redire. Ne bis in idem.
2) in
(ablative)		 in absentia; Mens sana in corpore sano.
sub* 1) down into
(accusative)		 sub arborem accedere
2) under
(ablative)		 sub poena
super* 1) above
(accusative)		 super omnia
2) on
(ablative)		 Super porta scriptum est.

Prepositions demanding
ablative case


a / ab / abs from Ab ovo usque ad mala.
absque without absque argumento
coram in the presence of coram rege
cum / con with cum laude; Omnia mea mecum porto.
de about de jure; de nihilo nihil
e / ex out of ex libris; Ex oriente lux ex occidente lex.
palam in sight of Palam populo rem solvit.
prae in front of Prae lacrimis non loqui posse.
pro on behalf of pro bono publico
procul at a distance procul dubio
simul together Simul his dictis faciem ostentabat.
sine without sine qua non; Nulla regula sine exceptione.