A compendious guide to the Low-Dutch language / Korte wegwyzer der Nederduytsche taal

Possessives

Are such Pronouns as betoken some propriety that we enjoy or have right to; and are

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generally of the Masculine, Feminine, and Neuter gender, after the same manner as the Adjectives, as

	Sing.
Nom.	Myn, myne, myn, My, mine.
Gen.	myns, mynes or myner, van myn, of my.
Dat.	mynen, aan myne, aan myn, to my.
Acc.	mynen, myne, myn, my.
Abl.	van mynen, van myne, van myn, from my.
	Plur.
Nom.	Myne, My, mine.
Gen.	myner, van myne, of my.
Dat.	mynen, aan myne, to my.
Acc.	myne my.
Abl.	van myne from my.

Thus is also Declined Zyn, his.

	Sing.
Nom.	Ons, onze, ons, Our, ours.
Gen.	onzes, onzer or van onze, van ons, of our.
Dat.	onzen, aan onze, aan ons, to our.
Acc.	onzen, onze, ons, our.
Abl.	van onzen, van onze, van ons, from our.

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	Plur.
Nom.	Onze Our, ours.
Gen.	onzer, van onze, of our.
Dat.	onzen, aan onze, to our.
Acc.	onze, our.
Abl.	van onze, from our.
	Sing.
Nom.	Uw, uwe, uw, Thy, thine, or your.
Gen.	uws, uwes or uwer, of thy, or of your.
Dat.	uwen, aan uwe, uw, to thy, or to your.
Acc.	uwen, uwe, uw, thy, or your.
Abl.	van uwen, van uwe, van uw, from thy or your.
	Plur.
Nom.	Uwe Thy, thine, your.
Gen.	uwer, ulieder, of thy, or your, yours.
Dat.	uwen, aan uwe, to thy, or to your.
Acc.	uwe, thy, or your.
Abl.	van uwe, from thy, or from your.
	Sing.
Nom.	Hun, hunne, hun; and haar haare, haar, Their.
Gen.	hunnes huns; and haares, haars, of their.
Dat.	hunnen, aan hunne; and haaren, aan haare, to their.

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Acc.	hunnen, hunne, hun; and haaren, haare, haar, their.
Abl.	van hunnen, van hunne, van hun; and van haaren, van haare, van haar, from their.
	Plur.
Nom.	Hunne and haare Their.
Gen.	hunner and haarer, or van hunne and van haare, of their.
Dat.	hunnen or aan hunne, and haaren or aan haare, to their.
Acc.	hunne and haare their.
Abl.	van hunne, and van haare, from their.

Note, Hun is of the Masculine and Neuter, and haar properly of the Feminine gender; yet haar, haare, &c. are in Common speech and vulgar writing also used as Masculine.

Some will use Heur for the Feminine, which is declined after the same manner.