Rudimenta prima grammatices, ex eruditissimis quibusque grammaticis excerpta

What is masculine? That which demonstrates or refers to males, or that which is accustomed in the public usage of the Latin language to be joined to masculine words: as "that boy."

What is feminine? That which refers to or demonstrates females, or that which in Latin speech is accustomed to be joined to feminine words: as "that girl."

What is neuter? That which refers to or demonstrates a neuter thing: that is, neither masculine nor feminine, and is not accustomed to be joined with masculine or feminine words: as "that temple."

What is the gender of three genders? That which can be applied to masculine, feminine, and neuter words: as "I, a boy," "I, a girl," "I, a living being."

How many numbers happen to a pronoun? Two, similarly to a noun. Which? Singular, which is uttered singularly: as "I." Plural, which is uttered plurally: as "we."

How manifold is the figure in pronouns? Twofold. How? For pronouns are either simple, as "who," or composite, as "whoever," "which one," "someone," etc.

In how many ways are pronouns composed? In three. Which? First, among themselves: as "these very ones." Secondly, with adverbs: as "behold him," "behold her," "behold that one," "behold that one" Eccum, eccam, ellum, ellam: for "behold him," "behold her," "behold that one," "behold that one." "The same" Idem, from "that" and "the same" is & demum. Thirdly, with syllabic additions: "met," "te," "ce," and "pte": as "myself," "yourself," "of this very one," "by my own," "by your own," "by his own."

How many persons are there in a pronoun? Three. Which? The first, which signifies a thing as speaking, as "I": whose French words are "I," "me," "me," "we."

The second, which signifies a thing addressed, or to whom speech is made, as "you": whose French words are "you," "you," "you," and "you."

And therefore every vocative case is of the second person: as "Peter," "Lawrence."

The third, which signifies a thing about which speech is made: as "that one." Therefore, under this person are contained all nouns, participles, and pronouns, except the two primitives, "I" and "you," and the vocative cases.

How many cases of pronouns are there? Six, just as of nouns. Nominative, as "this": Genitive, as "of this": Dative, as "to this": Accusative, as "this": Ablative, as "from this." For it lacks the vocative, just like the remaining pronouns, except for three: "you," "my," and "our." For we say "my Virgil," "my Glycerium," "our Chremes."