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Rh, it does not follow that he is Paris. An Eponym (also called Dionym) is a noun which, along with another proper noun, is applied to one object, as Poseidón is called Enosichthon, and Apollo, Phœbos. A National name is one showing to what nation an individual belongs, as Phrygian, Galatian. An Interrogative (also called an Inquisitive) is so called from being employed in interrogations, as (who?)— (of what sort?)— (how great?)— (how old?) An Indefinite is a noun placed in opposition to an Interrogative, as  (whosoever),  (of whatever sort),  (however great),  (of whatever age). An Anaphoric noun (called also an Assimilative, a Demonstrative, or an Attributive) is one signifying similarity, as (as great),  (as old),  (such). A Collective noun is one which, in the singular number, signifies a multitude, e.g. (people),  (chorus),  (crowd). A Distributive noun is one having a relation to one out of two or more, as (the other),  (each),  (every one). An Inclusive noun is one that shows what is contained in it, as (laurel-grove),  (virgin's abode). An Onomatopoetic noun is one formed imitatively from the peculiarities of sounds, as (dashing),  (whistling),  (rattle). A General noun is one that can be divided into a number of species, as animal, plant. A Special noun is one of those into which a genus is divided, e.g. ox, horse; vine, olive. An Ordinal is a noun showing order, as first, second, third. A Numeral is a noun signifying number, as one, two, three. A Participative is a noun partaking of a certain substance, as golden, silvern. An Independent noun is one which is thought by itself, as God, Reason.

The Dispositions of the noun are two. Activity and Passivity; Activity, as the judge, the judging; Passivity, as  judgeable, the judged.

(ῥῆμα).

A Verb is an indeclinable word, indicating time, person