I've been seeing it in Apuleius, as 'job', 'work'. In Portuguese we have an expression, "ganha-pão" which seems very proper to use (specially in the context Apuleius is using it, in the beginning of the Metamorphoses. Main meaning though is given as 'gain', 'acquisition', 'profit'.
Could I use it as (that is, does it occur) with a genitive? quaestus alicuius (?)
It'd seem right, but it's certainly a candidate for a misuse...
Could I use it as (that is, does it occur) with a genitive? quaestus alicuius (?)
It'd seem right, but it's certainly a candidate for a misuse...