A Short Introduction to Grammar, pronoun
Of the Pronoun.
A Pronoun is a part of ſpeech much like to a Noun, which is uſed in ſhewing or rehearſing.
There be fifteen Pronouns, Ego, tu, There be fifteen pronouns.ſui, ille, ipſe, iſte, hic, is, meus, tuus, ſuus, noſter, veſter, noſtras, veſtras. whereof four have the Vocative caſe: as, Tu meus, noſter, and noſtras, and all others lack the Vocative caſe.
To theſe may be added their compounds, Egomet, tute, idem; and alſo Qui, quae, quod.
Theſe eight Pronouns, Ego, tu, ſui, ille, ipſe, iſte, Primitives.hic, and is, be Primitives: ſo called, for becauſe they be not derived of others. And they be alſo called Demonſtratives,Demonſtratives. becauſe they ſhew a thing not ſpoken of before.
And there ſix,Relatives. Hic, ille, iſte, is, idem, and qui, be Relatives; becauſe they rehearſe a thing that was ſpoken of before.
Theſe ſeven, Derivatives.Meus, tuus, ſuus, noſter, veſter, noſtrâs, veſtrâs, be Derivatives: for they be derived of their primitives, Mei, tui, ſui, noſtri, and veſtri.
There belong to a Pronoun theſe five things;Five things belonging to a pronoun. Number, Caſe and Gender, as are in a Noun: Declenſion and Perſon, as here followeth.
The Declenſions of Pronouns.
There be four Declenſions of Pronouns.
Theſe three,The firſt declenſion. Ego, tu, ſui, be of the firſt declenſion, and be thus declined;
| Singulariter, | Nominativo Ego. | Pluraliter, | Nominativo nos. |
| Genitivo mei. | G. nostrûm vel noſtrî. | ||
| Dativo mihi. | Dativo nobis. | ||
| Accuſativo me. | Accuſativo nos. | ||
| Vocativo caret. | Vocativo caret. | ||
| Ablativo à me. | Abl. à nobis. |
| Singulariter, | Nominativo Tu. | Pluraliter, | Nominativo vos. |
| Genitivo tui. | G. veſtrûm vel veſtrî. | ||
| Dativo tibi. | Dativo vobis. | ||
| Accuſativo te. | Accuſativo vos. | ||
| Vocativo ô tu. | Vocativo ô vos. | ||
| Ablativo à te. | Ablativo à vobis. | ||
| Singulariter & Pluraliter, | Nominativo caret. | ||
| Genitivo ſui. | |||
| Dativo ſibi. | |||
| Accuſat. ſe. | |||
| Vocat. caret. | |||
| Ablat. à ſe. |
Theſe ſix,The ſecond declenſion. Ille, ipſe, iſte, hic, is and qui, be of the ſecond declenſion, and be thus declined;
| Singulariter, | Nomin, iste, iſta, iſtud. | Pluraliter. | Nomin. iſti, iſtae, iſta. |
| Genitivo iſtius. | Ge. iſtorum, iſtarum, iſtorum. | ||
| Dativo iſti. | Dat▪ iſtis. | ||
| Ac. iſtum, iſtam, iſtud | Acc. iſtos, iſtas, iſta. | ||
| Vocativo caret. | Vocativo caret. | ||
| Ablat. iſto, iſtā, iſto. | Ablativo iſtis. |
Ille is declined like iſte; and alſo Ipſe, ſaving that the neuter gender in the nominative caſe, & in the accuſative caſe ſingular maketh ipſum.
Nominativo hic, haec, hoc: Genitivo hujus: Dativo huic: as afore in the Noun.
| Singulariter, | Nominat. is, ea, id. | Pluraliter, | Nominativo ii, eae, ea. |
| Genitivo ejus. | G.eorum, earum, eorum. | ||
| Dativo ei. | Dativo iis, vel eis. | ||
| Accuſ. eum, eam, id. | Accuſativo eos, eas, ea. | ||
| Vocativo caret. | Vocativo caret. | ||
| Ablativo eo, eâ, eo. | Ablativo iis, vel eis. |
| Singulariter, | Nom. qui, quae, quod. | Pluraliter, | N. qui, quae, quae. |
| Genitivo cujus. | G. quorū, quarū, quorū | ||
| Dativo cui. | Dat. quibus vel queis | ||
| Ac, quem, quam, quod. quî | Acc. quos, quas, quae. | ||
| Vocativo caret. | Vocativo caret. | ||
| Abl. quo, quâ, quo vel | Ab. quibus vel queis. |
Likewiſe Quis and Quid be declined, whether they be interrogatives. or Indefinites. Alſo Quiſquis is thus declined;
| Nom. | Quiſquis, | Ac | Quicquid. | Abl. | Quoquo,The compound of Quis. | Quaqua, |
| Quicquid | Quoquo. |
Where note,Note. that Quid is always a ſubſtantive of the Neuter gender.
Theſe five,The third declenſion. Meus, tuus, ſuus, noſter, and veſter, are of the third declenſion, & be declined like nouns adjectives of three terminations, in this wiſe:
| Singulariter, | Nom, meus, mea, meum. | Pluraliter, | N. mei, meae, mea. |
| Genit. mei, meae, mei. | G. meorum, mearū, meorum. | ||
| Dativo meo, meae, meo. | Da. meis. | ||
| Ac. meum, meam, meum. | A. meos, meas, mea. | ||
| Vocat. mi, mea, meum. | Voc. mei, meae, mea. | ||
| Ablat. meo, meâ, meo. | Ablativo meis. |
So is Noſter declined, and tuus, ſuus, veſter, ſaving that theſe three laſt do lack the Vocative caſe.
Noſtras, The fourth declenſion.veſtras, and this noun Cujas, be of the fourth declenſion, and be thus declined.
| Singulariter, | N. hic & haec noſtras & hoc noſtrate. | Pluraliter, | N. hi & hae noſtrates & haec noſtratia. |
| Gen. hujus noſtratis | Gen. horum, harum, & horum noſtratium. | ||
| Dati. huic noſtrati. | Dat. his noſtratibus. | ||
| Ac. hunc & hanc noſtratē & hoc noſtrate | Ac. hos & has noſtrates, & haec noſtratia. | ||
| Vocativo ô noſtras, & ô noſtrate. | Vocat. ô noſtrates, & ô noſtratia. | ||
| Ab▪ ab hoc hac & hoc noſtrate vel noſtrati. | Ab. ab his noſtratibus |
Here is to be noted,Note. that Noſtras, veſtras, and this noun Cujas, be called Gentiles, becauſe they properly betoken pertaining to Countreys or Nations, to Seas or Factions.
A Pronoun hath three perſons.
The firſt perſon ſpeaketh of himſelf:Perſons three. as, Ego, I, Nos, we.
The ſecond perſon is ſpoken to: as, Tu, Thou, Vos, ye. And of this perſon is alſo every Vocative caſe.
The third perſon is ſpoken of: as, Ille, He; Illi, They: and therefore all Nouns, Pronouns, and Participles, be of the third perſon.