Society for Pure English Tract 4 - The Pronunciation of English Words Derived from the Latin by John Sargeaunt
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From _[)a]_: [=a]lien, st[=a]tion, st[=a]ble, [=a]miable. From _[=e]_: [)e]vident, Quadrag[)e]sima, pl[)e]nitude, s[)e]gregate. From _[)e]_: s[=e]ries, s[=e]nile, g[=e]nus, g[=e]nius. From _[=i]_: lasc[)i]vious, erad[)i]cate, d[)i]vidend, f[)i]lial, susp[)i]cion. From _[)i]_: l[=i]bel, m[=i]tre, s[=i]lex. From _[=o]_: [)o]rator, pr[)o]minent, pr[)o]montory, s[)o]litude. From _[)o]_: b[=o]vine, l[=o]cal, f[=o]rum, coll[=o]quial. From _[=u]_: fig[)u]rative, script[)u]ral, sol[)u]ble. From _[)u]_: n[=u]merous, C[=u]pid, all[=u]vial, cer[=u]lean. The _N.E.D._ prefers the spelling 'oecumenical'; but Newman wrote naturally 'ecumenical', and so does Dr. J.B. Bury. Dublin scholarship has in this matter been markedly correct. _CLASSIFICATION OF WORDS ACCORDING TO THEIR LATIN STEMS._ In classification it seems simplest to take the words according to their Latin stems. We must, however, first deal with a class of adjectives borrowed bodily from the Latin nominative masculine with |
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