 | Charles Anthon - Greek language - 1846 - 258 pages
...Höplömachös, Psitlakös, Psithurizö, Psömiön. V. The acute is placed on one of the three last syllables of a word, the circumflex on one of the last two. VI. Certain small words unite themselves so closely, in respect to sense, with the preceding word,... | |
 | William Chauncey Fowler - English language - 1851 - 1502 pages
...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 { ' ) only on the last. ENGLISH ACCENT. § 146. Accent, in the English sense, is a particular... | |
 | William Chauncey Fowler - English language - 1858 - 424 pages
...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 ( " ) only on the last. ENGLISH ACCENT. § 97. Accent, in the English sense, is a particular... | |
 | James Hadley - Greek language - 1861 - 396 pages
...near and про before, are derived the names in the following section. 91. The acute can stand only on one of the last three syllables of a word, the circumflex on one of the last two. A word which has the acute on the ultima is called oxytone : /Зеш-iXcvs. on the penult " paroxytone... | |
 | James Hadley - Greek language - 1869 - 264 pages
...poets. Accent. 52. There are two accents, the acute ['], and the circumflex ["]. The acute may stand on one of the last three syllables of a word ; the circumflex, on one of the last two. The circumflex can only stand on a syllable which is long by nature (49 a). a. The accents are written... | |
 | William Chauncey Fowler - English language - 1873 - 814 pages
...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 ( ' ) only on the last. ENGLISH ACCENT. § 146. Accent, in the English sense, is a particular... | |
 | William Watson Goodwin - Greek language - 1873 - 276 pages
...There are three accents, the acute ('), the grave (x), and the circumflex ("). The acute can stand only on one of the last three syllables of a word, the circumflex only on one of -the last two, and the grave only on the last. The circumflex can stand only on a syllable... | |
 | William Penn (F.R.A.S.) - Greek language, Biblical - 1874 - 152 pages
...viz., the Acute, as on ка\у ; the Grave, as on TIVOS ; and the Circumflex, as on ¿O-TOVV. The ACUTE is placed on one of the last three syllables of a word ; if the last syllable be short, the acute may stand on the antepenult, as ывpшTroч ; if the last... | |
 | Telemachus Thomas Timayenis - 1877 - 240 pages
...ACCENT. THE accents are three. The acute ', the grave \ and the circumflex ". The acute can stand only on one of the last three syllables of a word ; the circumflex, on one of the last two ; and the grave, only on the last syllable. In case of a diphthong, the accent stands over the second... | |
 | William Watson Goodwin - Greek language - 1882 - 376 pages
...There are three accents, the acute ('), the grave (v), and the circumflex ("). The acute can stand only on one of the last three syllables of a word, the circumflex only on one of the last two, and the grave only on the last. The circumflex can stand only on a syllable... | |
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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 ( 
