Citations:principal part

English citations of principal parts

• 1677, John Clarke, The Second Praxis Dialogical of the Latine Syntax, Tranſlated Grammatically into Engliſh, for the uſe and benefit of Grammar Schools. (pages 189–246), in Dux Grammaticus Tyronem Scholaſticum. Ad rectam Orthographiam, Syntaxin, & Proſodiam Dirigens., seventh edition (overall work in Latin and English), London: Edward Thomas, The Rules of Conſtruction., pages 239–240:

  For the underſtanding of this, we muſt conceive the order of Nature. For whatſoever we find in the whole World, are either Things, Actions, or Circumſtances: The Things are known before their Actions, and Actions firſt to be conſidered, before the Circumſtances.
  Hence it is that the Speech that is ordained of God in Man, to declare the Conceits of his Mind to others hath properly three principal parts, viz. Nouns to name things, Verbs to ſhew Actions, and Adverbs to note Circumſtances.

• 1678, “A. B. Philo-Muſ.”, Rudiments of the Latine Grammar, London: Dorman Newman, Of SYNTAX., page 33:

  The principal parts of a ſentence are words, without which abſolutely no ſentence can be made. And are both a ſubſtantive ſignifying that, which doeth, ſuffereth, or is, and a verb ſignifying to do, to ſuffer, or to be.

• ibidem, page 34:

  The leſs principal parts of a ſentence are words, which more fill up a ſentence, already made up of the principal parts. And are both adjectives and ſubſtantives.

• 1687, Guy Miege, The Great French Dictionary, The Second Part, London: printed by John Redmayne for Thomas Basset, s.v. “Verb”:

  Verb, un Verbe.
  Nouns and Verbs are the two principal Parts of Speech, les Noms & les Verbes ſont les deux principales Parties d’Oraiſon.
  A Verb active, or neuter, un Verbe actif, ou neutre.

• 1714, Thomas Sheridan, An Eaſy Introduction of Grammar in Engliſh. For the Underſtanding of the Latin Tongue. Compil’d not only for the Eaſe and Encouragement of Youth, but alſo for their Moral Improvement; having the Syntaxis Examples gather’d from the Choiceſt Pieces of the beſt Authors. To which is added, A Compendious Method of Variation, and Elegant Diſpoſition of Latin., Dublin: Printed by Daniel Tompson in Cole’s-Alley, Castle-Street, for the Author., The Preface., page vi:

  In the Verbs, I have made ſeveral Alterations from the common Form, which I hope will be found much for the eaſe and advantage of the Learner; for I have not only made them more Perſpicuous as to their ſeveral Kinds, Moods, and Tenſes, but I have alſo ſet down a Scheme of Formation, in which the Changes made of the principal Parts, i. e. Preſent, Perfect-Tenſe and firſt Supine, are diſtinguiſh’d by a ſmaller Letter, and after them the four Conjugations at length, according to the ſame Method.

• ibidem, An Introduction to the Eight Parts of Speech., Of a Verb., page 63:

  VERBS have Four CONJUGATIONS.
  Which are Diverſified according to the following TERMINATIONS, and CHANGES.
   1. The Firſt CONJUGATION varies O, by a long, thus O, as, are, avi, atum, as; Amo, amas, amare, amavi, amatum.
   2. The Second CONJUGATION varies eo, by e long thus, eo, es, ēre, ui, itum, as; Moneo, mones, monŭi monēre monitum.
   3. The Third CONJUGATION varies Thus, O, is, ĕre, i, tum & ſum. as; Lego, legis, legi, legere, lectum.
   4. The Fourth CONJUGATION varies io, by i long, thus; as, Audio, audis, audivi, audire, auditum.
   * There are Three Principal Parts of a Verb, from which the reſt are Form’d, the Preſent-Tenſe, Perfect-Tenſe, and the Firſt Supine: According to which Method I have ſet down the Verbs following.

• 1714, Thomas Ruddiman, The Rudiments of the Latin Tongue, or A plain and eaſy Introduction to Latin Grammar; Wherein the Principles of the Language are Methodically digeſted both in Engliſh and Latin: with Uſeful Notes and Obſervations, explaining the Terms of Grammar, and further improving its Rules. (overall work in English and Latin), Edinburgh: Robert Freebairn, part II: De Dictionibus. Of Woꝛds., chapter iii: De Verbo. Of Verb., page 32:

Prima Conjugatio,
AMO,
Vox Activa,
Præcipuæ Partes,
Præſ. Indic.    Perfect.
Am-o,    am-avi,

The Firſt Conjugation.
TO LOVE.
The Active Voice.
The Principal Parts.
  Sup.      Præſ. Infin.
am-atum,    am-are.

• ibidem, page 50:

  In every complete Verb there are commonly four PRINCIPAL PARTS, viz. The Preſent of the Indicative in O, the Preterite or Perfect in I, the firſt Supine in UM, and the Preſent of the Infinitive in RE. The firſt (which is therefore called the THEME or Root of the Verb) gives Origin to the whole Verb either mediately or immediately. The Preterite, the firſt Supine, and the Preſent of the Infinitive come from it immediately, and all the reſt from them; except the Future of the Indicative in am, and the Preſent of the Subjunctive in em, which by this Scheme are alſo formed immediately from the Preſent in O.

• ibidem, page 51:

  Note, 7. That where any of the Principal Parts are wanting, theſe Parts are commonly wanting that come from them: For which reaſon Grammarians give Supines to a great many Verbs, which yet are not to be found in any Author, becauſe the Participles formed from them are found: And they ſuppoſe likewiſe all Deponent Verbs of old to have had the Active Voice, and conſequently Supines, tho now loſt.