I'm struggling with understanding: How does this translate to "Doctor of Medicine" when the genitive precedes the possessive noun? Shouldn't it be Doctor Medicinae? For example, a Latin title in history goes by Imperator Romanorum, meaning "Emperor of the Romans" -- Many titles and phrases follow this form. Is there a reason for this in Latin grammar?
"Medicinae Doctor"
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Etaoin Shrdlu
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Word order in Latin, as in other inflected languages, is not fixed, although you will find a variety of tendencies. Both medicinae doctor and doctor medicinae are found, and there is no difference between them.
Rules:
- Subject first
- Verb last
- Object before the verb it refers to
- Genitive case before the substantive it refers to
- The adjective is generally before the substantive it depends from.
- The rules aren't mandatory.
- Subject first
- Verb last
- Object before the verb it refers to
- Genitive case before the substantive it refers to
- The adjective is generally before the substantive it depends from.
- The rules aren't mandatory.