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l. Pronomen est quod loco nominis positum certam finitamque personam vel rem adsignificat.
A pronoun is that, which set in the place of a noun, signifies a certain and finite person or thing.
ll. Pronomina partim sunt primitiva partim derivativa seu potius derivata.
Some Pronouns are primitive, some derivative or rather derived.
lll. Primitiva sive primigenia dicuntur quae prima sunt et a se orta, ut ego, tu, sui, hic, iste, ille, ipse, is.
Primitive, or original, are called those which are first and from themselves born, as: ego (I), tu (you), sui (themselves), hic (this), iste (that), ille (that there), ipse (he himself), is (he).
IV. Derivativa vel potius derivata sunt, quae ex aliis oriuntur, ut meus, tuus, suus, noster, vester, nostras, vestras.
Derivatives or rather derived (pronouns) are, which proceed from others, as meus (my), tuus (your), suus (his own), noster (our), vester (your), nostras (of us), vestras (of you).
V. Demonstrativa sunt, quae rem demonstrant, ut ego, tu, hic, iste, ille, ipse, is.
Demonstratives are, they which show (a) thing, as ego (I), tu (you), hic (this), iste (that), ille (that here), ipse (he himself), is (he).
VI. Horum quinque hic, iste, ille, ipse, is et ex eo compositum idem relativa dicuntur cum rem antecedentem in memoriam reducunt ut Virgilius
carmina composuit. idemque ipse ea cecinit.
Of these five hic, iste, ille, ipse, is et composed from it idem “relatives” are called when they reduce a thing going before to memory, as Vergilius carmina composuit, idemque ipse ea cecinit. (Vergil composed songs, and the same himself sang them.)
VII. Possessiva sunt, quae possessionem significant ut meus, tuus, suus, noster, vester.
Possessives are, they which possession signify as meus (my), tuus (your), suus (his), noster (our), vester (your).
VIII. Gentilia sive patria sunt, quae non solum gentem vel patriam sed etiam partes sectamve adsignificant, ut nostras. vestras.
Gentile or patrial pronouns are those which not only a people or country but also parts or sect signify, as nostras (of us), vestras (of you).
IX. Reciproca duo sunt unum primitivum nimirum sui, alterum derivativum seu derivatum nempe suus.
Reciprocals two are one primitive sui, the other derivative or derived, suus.
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