October 4 - Lecture 2.3

Question 1

Greek words beginning with a vowel and a right bulging reading mark

Answer 1

Pronounced normally

ex: ἐν
Pronounced normally (en) and bulges to the right

Question 2

Greek words beginning with a vowel and a left bulging reading mark

Answer 2

Indicates that the word begins with a h sound

ex: ὁδός
Pronounced hodos (instead of odos)

Question 3

Diphthongs

Answer 3

A complex speech sound or glide that begins with one vowel and gradually changes to another vowel within the same syllable (like oi in boil)

Question 4

Intensive word form

Answer 4

A prefix or suffix used as an intensifier

ex: preeminent (pre is intensive)