Latin ablative absolute Greek genetive absolute and Lithuanian perfect participle in -ęs/-ę

 

The Latin ablative absolute finds its counterpart in Lithuanian in the perfect participle in - ęs (singular masculine nominative) - ę (plural masculine nominative) - usi (singular feminine nominative) - usios (plural feminine nominative):

Dux, caesis hostibus, liberavit exercitum = vadas, priešą nužudęs, išlaisvino kariuomenę = The commander after slaughtering the enemy freed the army
Caesar, oratione habita, in Italiam profectus est = Cezaris, pasakęs kalbą, išvyko į Italiją = Caesar, having made a speech, set out for Italy
which in turn corresponds to the genitive absolute in Greek:
Ἡρπασμένης τῆς χώρας, οἱ πολίται ἐπί τούς πολεμίους ἐπορεύοντο = piliečiai, apiplėšę teritoriją, žygiavo į priešų pusę = after plundering the territory, the citizens marched against the enemies