Editing Ablative case (section)

===Greek===
In [[Ancient Greek]], there was an ablative case ({{Lang|grc|ἀφαιρετικὴ πτῶσις}} {{Transliteration|grc|aphairetikē ptōsis}}) which was used in the Homeric, pre-Mycenaean, and Mycenean periods. It fell into disuse during the [[Classical Greece|classical period]] and thereafter with some of its functions taken by the [[genitive case|genitive]] and others by the [[Dative case|dative]].<ref>{{cite book |author-link=Herbert Weir Smyth |first=Herbert Weir |last=Smyth |title=Greek Grammar |at=¶1279 |article=Composite or mixed cases}}</ref> The genitive case with the prepositions {{Lang|grc|ἀπό}} {{Transliteration|grc|apó}} {{gloss|away from}} and {{Lang|grc|ἐκ/ἐξ}} {{Transliteration|grc|ek/ex}} {{gloss|out of}} is an example.