Latin Rules to Spell Certain Sounds Flashcards
1
Q
“ah”
A
O-Anglicized, much more common; (A-pure)
2
Q
\a\
A
A
3
Q
long a
A
A-Anglicized, (E-pure)
4
Q
/e/
A
E
5
Q
long e
A
beg: E; middle: E/I; end: -E, -Y (condition/state/action/process), -AE (pl. fem. noun, genitive – of noun, arborvitae; vita life –> vitae of life)
6
Q
long i
A
I – DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LATIN AND GREEK
7
Q
long o
A
O
8
Q
“aw”
A
O, AU
9
Q
schwa
A
I (connective schwa), A
10
Q
“oo”
A
U
11
Q
“yoo”
A
U
12
Q
“yuh”
A
U
13
Q
/k/
A
C+A,O,U, (CC–special stems/assimilation, CCH, CH)
14
Q
/f/
A
F; Medieval Latin can sometimes use PH (esp. if it’s from something that wasn’t Latin to begin with, like Arabic); New Latin (Greek in a top hat and trench coat) can often use PH as well
15
Q
/j/
A
J+A,O,U, G+I, E, DU in the middle, j+i,e can also happen but not common
