Roger Bacon

On the Location of the Universe

Latin Grammar: The Declension of Ipse, ipsa, ipsum

Quod concedo quod ejus motus est semper circa centrum, quia debet habere solum locum circa quem et per se et primo est ipsius centri, quia sic est circumscribens...

Ipse, ipsa, ipsum is an intensive pronoun. It emphasizes any noun or pronoun and thus its translation is fluid and can include "myself," "himself," "yourself," etc. or also "the very" or "the actual." The pronoun is declined in a slightly abnormal manner. Review the declension of the pronoun by filling in the following chart.

Singular
Nom.ipseipsaipsum
Gen.
Dat.
Acc.
Abl.
Plural
Nom.
Gen.
Dat.
Acc.
Abl.

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