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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1827 edition. Excerpt: ...derived from a substantive whether proper or appellative, signifying possession or property; as, Scoticus, Herculeus, Paternus. Herilis, Fcemineus, of or belonging to Scotland, Hercules, a father, a master, a woman; from Scotia, Hercules, Pater. Herns, Fcemina. 5. A DIMINUTIVE Noun Diminutivum is a substantive or adjective derived from another substantive or adjective respectively, importing a diminution, or lessening of its signification; as, libellus, a little book; chartula, a little paper: oposculum, a little work; from liber, ckarta, opus; parvulus. very little; candidulus, pretty white; from parvus, candidvs. These for the most part end in lus, la, or lum, and are generally of the same gender with their primitives. 6. A DENOMINATIVE Noun Denominativum is a substantive or adjective derived from another noun; as, gratia. favour; vinea, a vineyard; senator, a senator; from gratus. vinum, senex: cozlestia, heavenly; humdnus, human; aurius, golden; from ccelum, homo, aurum. 7. A VERBAL Noun Verbale is a substantive or adjective derived from a verb; as, amor, love; doctrinu, learning; lectio. a lesson; auditus, hearing; from amo, doceo, lego, audio: amaMlis, lovely; capctx, capable; volucer, swift; from amo. capio, volo. 8. Lastly, There are some nouns derived from participles, adverbs, and prepositions; as, fictitius, counterfeit; crastinus. belonging to the morrow; contrarius, contrary; from fictus. eras, contra. Note. That the same nouns, according to the different respects in which they are considered, may sometimes be ranked under one, and sometimes under another of the above mentioned '.lasses; as, quis, is an interrogative, relative, or partitive: pietas, an abstract or denominative. II. Pronouns are divided into four classes, viz....
