Latin demonstrative pronouns

Latin demonstrative pronouns

Latin demonstrative pronouns have a declension similar to adjectives. The most characteristical feature distinguishing them is gen.sing. of all genders in -ius and dat.sing. in -i. In nom.acc.voc. of the neuter gender there is an ending -d instead of -m. Most frequent pronouns are hic, haec, hoc and is, ea, id


Pronoun hic, haec, hoc
This pronoun is very irregular. It has an additional element -c in whole singular (except genitive). Its nominative is also untypical. In plural, it loses -c and it is regular except one form (nom. acc. voc. neutrum haec). hic, haec, hoc : singular
casemasculinumfemininumneutrum
nom. voc.hichaechoc
acc.hunchanchoc
gen.huiushuiushuius
dat.huichuichuic
abl.hochachoc
Plural:
casemasculinumfemininumneutrum
nom. voc.hihaehaec
acc.hoshashaec
gen.horumharumhorum
dat. abl.hishishis


Pronoun is, ea, id
Except two forms is and id, this pronoun has e-, to which regular endings are added. Instead of eis, the form iis is very often used in plural. is, ea, id : singular
casemasculinumfemininumneutrum
nom. voc.iseaid
acc.eumeamid
gen.eiuseiuseius
dat.eieiei
abl.eoeaeo
Plural:
casemasculinumfemininumneutrum
nom. voc.ei, iieaeea
acc.eoseasea
gen.eorumearumeorum
dat. abl.eis, iiseis, iiseis, iis


Other demonstrative pronouns are : ille, illa, illud and iste, ista, istud. Their declension is identical. They have only characteristical features of demonstrative pronouns : gen. -ius, dat. -i, and nom. neutrum in -ud.
ille, illa, illud : singular
casemasculinumfemininumneutrum
nom. voc.illeillaillud
acc.illumillamillud
gen.illiusilliusillius
dat.illiilliilli
abl.illoillaillo
Plural:
casemasculinumfemininumneutrum
nom. voc.illiillaeilla
acc.illosillasilla
gen.illorumillarumillorum
dat. abl.illisillisillis


iste, ista, istud : singular
casemasculinumfemininumneutrum
nom. voc.isteistaistud
acc.istumistamistud
gen.istiusistiusistius
dat.istiistiisti
abl.istoistaisto
Plural:
casemasculinumfemininumneutrum
nom. voc.istiistaeista
acc.istosistasista
gen.istorumistarumistorum
dat. abl.istisistisistis




Another demonstrative pronoun is ipse, ipsa, ipsum (same, the same, -self). It is declined in the same way as ille, with exception of nom. acc. neutrum ipsum.
ipse, ipsa, ipsud : singular
casemasculinumfemininumneutrum
nom. voc.ipseipsaipsum
acc.ipsumipsamipsum
gen.ipsiusipsiusipsius
dat.ipsiipsiipsi
abl.ipsoipsaipso
Plural:
casemasculinumfemininumneutrum
nom. voc.ipsiipsaeipsa
acc.ipsosipsasipsa
gen.ipsorumipsarumipsorum
dat. abl.ipsisipsisipsis