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FUNDAMENTALS OF LATIN METRICS

Syllabification

A Latin word has as many syllabl s as it has !ow ls and

di"hthon#s$ In di!idin# words into syllabl s%

&$ Conti#'o's !ow ls and di"hthon#s ar s "arat d$

d (a m (o (o

)$ A sin#l consonant b tw n !ow ls

#o s with th s cond !ow l$ "a'(ca la'(do a(mi(c's

*$ Two or mor consonants b tw n !ow ls ar s"lit in s'ch a way thatach syllabl b #ins with a consonant or consonants that can

normally b #in a w ord $ Combinations that do not normally b #in aword in classical Latin m'st b di!id d$

mit(to ar(ma om(nis sanc(to

E+c "tions to th s # n ral r'l s%

&$ Altho'#h ,s, follow d by on or mor consonants may b #in a wordin classical Latin- th sam #ro'" may not b #in a syllabl withina word$ Di!ision occ'rs aft r th s$

sci(o but f's(castr (n'('s but cas(tras" (ro but as(" (ra

)$ .h n a "r "ositional "r fi+ ndin# in a mute /b- "- d- t- #-c0 is imm diat ly follow d by a liquid /&- r0- di!ision occ'rsaft r th "r fi+$

ab(ri("i(o /not a(bri("i(o0

*$ Any oth r word in which a liquid follows a mute normally is notdi!id d b tw n th m't and th li1'id- b't "o tic lic ns allowsoccasional di!ision b tw n th m$

"a(tri or "at(ri a(#ro or a#(ro/

2$ Th l tt rs + and 3 ar do'bl consonants r "r s ntin# th so'nds csand ds4sd- r s" cti! ly$ Th ir "hon tic s" llin# m'st b r stor d- anddi!ision occ'rs b tw n th two consonants$

sa+'m ((5 sac(s'm #a3a ((5#ad(sa

6$ Th 7r 8 as"irat d consonants /ch- "h- th0 ar n ! r s "arat d$

9$ Th l tt r ' combin d with #- 1- or s forms a consonantal'nit$ In oth r words- th ' is not a !ow l$

1'is in(#'i(nis s'a(!is

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