Ac·cen·ting
Latin
Ac
ACCENT IT!
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4
ACCENT IT!
YES
NO
Is the vowel in the next to last (penultimate) syllable followed by two or more consonants?
3
ACCENT IT!
YES
NO
Does the next to last (penultimate) syllable have a long vowel?
2
NEVER
Is the accent ever on the last syllable?
1
Let’s look at some examples...
Ginny Lindzey mē fēcit. MMXVII
Ac·cen·ting
Latin
Ac
ACCENT IT!
YES
NO
Does the next to last (penultimate) syllable have a long vowel?
2
NEVER
Is the accent ever on the last syllable?
1
cu·lī·na
?
́
́
?
́
Ginny Lindzey mē fēcit. MMXVII
Ac·cen·ting
Latin
Ac
ACCENT IT!
YES
NO
Is the vowel in the next to last (penultimate) syllable followed by two or more consonants?
3
YES
NO
Does the next to last (penultimate) syllable have a long vowel?
2
NEVER
Is the accent ever on the last syllable?
1
ta·ber·na
?
́
?
́
́
Ginny Lindzey mē fēcit. MMXVII
Ac·cen·ting
Latin
Ac
cu·bi·cu·lum
ACCENT IT!
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4
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Is the vowel in the next to last (penultimate) syllable followed by two or more consonants?
3
YES
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Does the next to last (penultimate) syllable have a long vowel?
2
NEVER
Is the accent ever on the last syllable?
1
?
́
?
́
́
Ginny Lindzey mē fēcit. MMXVII
Ac·cen·ting
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Ac
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īn·spe·xit
Is the vowel in the next to last (penultimate) syllable followed by two or more consonants?
3
YES
NO
Does the next to last (penultimate) syllable have a long vowel?
2
NEVER
Is the accent ever on the last syllable?
1
?
́
?
́
́
Ginny Lindzey mē fēcit. MMXVII
X = gs/cs � = double consonant
qu, th, ch, ph � = single consonant
br, cr, dr, gr, pr, tr, bl, cl, gl, pl
= single consonant
Ac·cen·ting
Latin
Ac
per·sae·pe
ACCENT IT!
YES
NO
Does the next to last (penultimate) syllable have a long vowel?
2
NEVER
Is the accent ever on the last syllable?
1
?
́
́
?
́
Ginny Lindzey mē fēcit. MMXVII
Diphthongs, such as ae, au, and oe, are considered long.
Ac·cen·ting
Latin
Ac
Ginny Lindzey mē fēcit. MMXVII
Why does it matter?
�Latin literature was meant to be read aloud.
� Every new word you meet should be said aloud to fix its sound in your mind.
Overemphasize long vowels to help you fix vowel length in your mind so that macra (long marks) will not become a crutch; use macra only to internalize the sound of the word, including where the accent should be.
By doing so, when you meet this word again in poetry that does not include macra, you will have no problem whatsoever with meter.
infandum, regina, iubes renovare dolorem
īnfandum, rēgīna, iubēs renovāre dolōrem
rē·gī·na
́
ˉ ˉ ˉ ˉ ˉ ˘ ˘ ˉ ˘ ˘ ˉ ˘ ˘ ˉ ˉ
Ginny Lindzey mē fēcit. MMXVII
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