Elements of the Greek Language

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D. Appleton & Company, 1869 - 246 Seiten

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Seite 15 - We still, however, see the visible marks on the page, and we know that the acute accent ( ' ) can stand only on one of the last three syllables of a word ; the circumflex ( " ) on one of the last two ; the grave (
Seite 13 - Hurl'd often cuts off the vowel at the end of a word, when the next word begins with a vowel; though he does not like the Greeks wholly drop the vowel, but lull retains it in writing like the Latins.
Seite 19 - NUMBEES: the singular in reference to one object, the plural to more than one, the dual to two only. five CASES : nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, and vocative. In the singular, the vocative is often like the nominative; in the plural, it is always so. In neuter words, the nominative and vocative are always like the accusative, and in the plural always end in a. The dual has but two forms, one for the nominative, accusative, and vocative, the other for the genitive and dative.

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