itineris (of a journey) ITINER- _itiner_ant
felicis (nom. _felix_, happy) FELIC- _felic_ity
NOTE.--These explanations of the mode of forming radicals are given by
way of general information; but this book presupposes and requires no
knowledge of Latin, since in every group of English derivatives from
Latin, not only the root-words in their several parts, but the
_radicals actually used_ in word-formation, are given.
Pronunciation of Latin Words.
1. Every word in Latin must have as many syllables as it has vowels or
diphthongs: as _miles_ (= _mi'les_).
2. _C_ is pronounced like _k_ before _a_, _o_, _u_; and like _s_ before
_e_, _i_, _y_, and the diphthongs _ae_ and _oe_: as _cado_, pronounced
_ka'do_; _cedo_, pronounced _se'do_.
3. _G_ is pronounced hard before _a_, _o_, _u_, and soft like _j_ before
_e_, _i_, _y_, _ae_, _oe_: as _gusto_, in which _g_ is pronounced as in
_August_; _gero_, pronounced _je'ro_.
4. A consonant between two vowels must be joined to the latter: as _bene_,
pronounced _be'ne_.
5. Two consonants in the middle of a word must be divided: as _mille_,
pronounced _mil'le_.
6. The diphthongs _ae_ and _oe_ are sounded like _e_: as _caedo_, pronounced
_ce'do_.
7. Words of two syllables are accented on the first: as _ager_, pronounced
_a'jer_.
8. When a word of more than one syllable ends in _a_, the _a_ should be
sounded like _ah_: as _musa_, pronounced _mu'sah_.
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