Ch 1 Grammar Flashcards
What letters are omitted in Latin
- J, K,
- U, W,
- Y, Z
What sound does the diphthong ae make?
ai as in aisle
What sound does the diphthong au make?
ou as in out
What sound does the diphthong ei make?
eigh as in weigh
What sound does the diphthong eu make?
eh-oo
What sound does the diphthong oe make?
oi as in coil
What sound does the diphthong ui make?
oo-ee as in tweet
The first of four Latin syllabication rules is?
• Between two like consonants
(nar-rare)
The second of four Latin syllabication rules is?
• Between the last of two or more different consonants
(temp-tō, ar-ma)
The third of four Latin syllabication rules is?
• Between two vowels or a vowel and a diphthong
(cha-os, pe-cu-ni-ai)
The fourth of four Latin syllabication rules is?
• A single consonant between two vowels will follow the second
(example: a-ma, me-mo-ri-a)
When are syllables long in Latin?
- when they contain a long vowel marked by a macron
- when they are a diphthong
- when the vowel comes right before two consonants
What is the first accenting rule?
In words of two syllables always accent the first syllable (aUc-tōr)
What is the second accenting rule?
In words of more than two syllables accent the penult when it is long (for-tŪ`-na)
What is the third accenting rule?
Accent the antepenult syllable if the penult is short (fĒ-mi-na)
How is the following pronounced?
bs, bt
urbs
b sounds like p
“urbs” (urps)
obtineō (op-TIN-e-oh)
How is the following pronounced?
ch
charta
each sound is individual like chorus not bachelor
charta
How is the following pronounced?
gu, qu
sounds like gw, qw as in penguin and quart (the u is considered a consonant here, not a vowel)
How is the following pronounced?
th
thymum
each sound is individual like goatherd not then
thymum
