There be some others that I remember not. Yet note that there be ancient Poets that make some of them end in Óra, as these, Láto, Cámpo, Luógo, Órto, Córpo, Práto, Rámo, &c. and in the Plurall say, Campóra, Corpóra, Latóra, Luogóra, Pratóra, Ortóra, &c. In steede of Cámpi, Córpi, Láti, Luóghi, Órti, Práti, &c. but are not generally allowed.
Note that the Italians haue a peculiar priuiledge more liuely to declare, and more succinctly to expresse the proper forme and quality of any primitiue, positiue, or radicall Noune, then all other nation or languages, and which among them is very much vsed, both in speaking and writing, and is counted very quaint and elegant; and because it was neuer yet noted of any, and is so frequently vsed, I deeme the knowledge thereof to be most necessary, and thinke it behoofefull to be declared vnto your soueraigne Maiesty; which is, by adding certaine terminations or sillables vnto any primitiue or positiue nounes, as for example, Íno, Étto, V´ccio, Ótto, Óne, Áccio; for these are most used. What noune soeuer endeth in Íno, sheweth the same to be very little, small, and the least that may be. What noune soeuer endeth in Étto, declares the same to be both very little, and therewithall quaint and pretty. What noune soeuer endeth in V´ccio, importeth the same to be poore, miserable, wretched, and deseruing compassion. Whatsoeuer noune endeth in Ótto, implieth the same to be handsomly big, well compact, and indifferently goodly. What noune soeuer endeth in Óne, doth manifest the same to be great beyond reason, bigge and ouer great, farre exceeding due proportion, huge aboue measure. What noune soeuer endeth in Áccio, argueth the same to be ugly, lothsome, contemptible, filthy, and odious. Let these few examples serue for all the rest.
- Anẻllo, any kinde of ordinary Ring.
- Anẻllíno, a very little or small Ring.
- Anẻllétto, a little, and therewith pretty and quaint Ring.
- Anẻllúccio, a silly, poore, abiect, and base Ring.
- Anẻllótto, a handsome, well fashioned, and not despisable Ring.
- Anẻllóne, a huge, bigge, great, exceeding due proportion Ring.
- Anẻlláccio, a filthy, contemptible, lothsome, and to be reiected Ring.
- Cauállo, Cauallíno, Cauallétto, Cauallúccio, Cauallótto, Cauallóne, Caualláccio.
- Dónna, Donnína, Donnétta, Donnúccia, Donnótta, Donnóne, Donnáccia.
- Spáda, Spadína, Spadétta, Spadúccia, Spadótta, Spadóne, Spadáccia.
And so of all the rest: but remember, that if you will haue them end in Ótto, or Óne, you must make the Feminin positiue to end in O. as Donnóne, Casóne, Spadóne, Tauolóne, of Dónna, Spáda, Cása, Táuola, &c.
Note also that if the primitiue noune end in No, or Re, as Ásino, Pastóre, to expresse a kind of diminution or prettinesse and littlenesse, you may make them end in Ello, as Asinẻllo, Bastoncẻllo, Pastorẻllo, &c.
Note that all Nounes ending in Lo. Le. Ro. Re. or Ne. except the last vowell require an accent, the said vowell may be left out, and at pleasure both in speaking and writing, in steed of Búffalo. Cauállo. Mále. Quále. Tále. Amáro. Cáro. Colóre. Honóre. Buóno. Sáno. Máno. Cáne. Páne. as also all Infinitiue moods, as Amáre. Cantáre. Tenére. Vedére. Córrere. Tẻssere. Dormíre. Vdíre. you may very well say, Buffal'. Cauál'. Mál'. Quál'. Tal'. Amár'. Cár'. Colór'. Honór'. Buón. Sán'. Mán'. Cán'. Pán'. Amár'. Cantár'. Tenér'. Vedér'. Córrer'. Tẻsser'. Dormír'. Vdír'. &c. For L. N. and R. are among the Italians counted the principall liquids in which words may end, though some count M. and T. liquids also. For some make the first persons plurall of Verbes end in M. leauing out the O. as you shall see better in Verbes, as also because the Coniunction copulatiue ended in T. namely before consonants, as hath alreadie beene said.
Note also that all plurals of most masculine words, whose singulars end in Llo, or Le, may at the pleasure of the Speaker or Writer end in Gli. Li. or I. as Cauállo. Cauágli. Cauálli. Cauái. or Cauá'. Capẻllo. Capẻgli. Capẻlli. Capẻi. or Capẻ'. Quéllo. Quégli. Quélli. Quéi. or Que'. Tále. Táli. Tái. Ta'. &c.