A Grammar of the Greek Language, Part First: A Practical Grammar of the Attic and Common Dialects, with the Elements of General Grammar |
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... represent the language according to its actual use , and not according to the theories or fancies of the Alexandrine and Byzantine grammarians . Hence , for example , 1. The purely imaginary first perfect active imperative has been dis ...
... represent the language according to its actual use , and not according to the theories or fancies of the Alexandrine and Byzantine grammarians . Hence , for example , 1. The purely imaginary first perfect active imperative has been dis ...
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... represented the nine units ; the next eight , with Koppa , the nine tens ; and the last eight , with Sampi , the nine hundreds . The thousands were denoted by ' the same letters with the mark beneath ; as ε 5 , , ε 5,000 , * y 23 , x ...
... represented the nine units ; the next eight , with Koppa , the nine tens ; and the last eight , with Sampi , the nine hundreds . The thousands were denoted by ' the same letters with the mark beneath ; as ε 5 , , ε 5,000 , * y 23 , x ...
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... represented to the eye . Take the point a , to denote an entire openness of the organs . Then draw the line a i , as a ... represent the vowels I and U. We have drawn cross lines to mark the divisions , but in reality , the vowels blend ...
... represented to the eye . Take the point a , to denote an entire openness of the organs . Then draw the line a i , as a ... represent the vowels I and U. We have drawn cross lines to mark the divisions , but in reality , the vowels blend ...
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... represented by a single letter ; as x , equivalent to ks or gs . N Consonants of the same order may be termed coördinate ( con , together , ordinātus , arranged in order ) ; as p , k , t . Consonants having both cognates and coördinates ...
... represented by a single letter ; as x , equivalent to ks or gs . N Consonants of the same order may be termed coördinate ( con , together , ordinātus , arranged in order ) ; as p , k , t . Consonants having both cognates and coördinates ...
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... represented by gh , and , in many words , by y final . Compare high , light , day , & c . , with the German hoch , leicht , tag , & c . In the Greek , on the other hand , the aspirate consonants Vau ( f , differing in sound , though we ...
... represented by gh , and , in many words , by y final . Compare high , light , day , & c . , with the German hoch , leicht , tag , & c . In the Greek , on the other hand , the aspirate consonants Vau ( f , differing in sound , though we ...
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