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Postby Curio Agelastus on Sat Sep 21, 2002 8:11 pm

Salvete omnes,

I just thought I'd check, to make sure I haven't misunderstood completely. Lupi is the genitive of Lupa, which means she-wolf. However, the genitive of Lupus, meaning wolf, is Lupo. Yes?

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Postby Marcus Pomponius Lupus on Sun Sep 22, 2002 9:44 pm

Salve Curio,

Looks like you've mixed them up a bit,

the genitive of "lupa" is "lupae" and
the genitive of "lupus" is "lupi"

"lupo" can both be the dative or ablative case (singular) of "lupus"

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Postby Curio Agelastus on Sat Sep 28, 2002 9:26 pm

Salve Lupe!

My thanks, amice - the many cases are very confusing to someone who had only learned English and French.

I should have known that you would be the one to answer my lupine latin question... :lol:

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