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II. The main rules for the position of an accent in Latin.

  1. The final syllable of a word is not stressed.

  2. In disyllabic words (consisting of two syllables) the second syllable (from the end) is always stressed.

  3. In polysyllabic words (consisting of more than two syllables) the second or the third syllable from the end of the word is stressed.

To stress correctly a Latin word you should:

  1. divide a word into its syllables,

  2. find the next to last syllable,

  3. determine whether the next to last syllable is stressed or not. If the next to last syllable is not stressed, the accent is shifted to the third syllable from the end of the word.

The basic rules when the next to last syllable is stressed/not stressed:

Rules

Examples

Next to last syllable is stressed

1. if it contains a diphthong such as ae, oe:

pe – ri – to – naé - um

pe – ro – naé - us

2. if a vowel of this syllable is followed by two or more consonants or letters «x»; «z»:

li- ga- mén-tum

ref- lé- xus

gly – cy – rrhý – za

3. if it contains such suffixes as:

-al-, -ar-, -at-, -in-, -ur-, -os-, -iv- .

me- di- á- lis

di-gi- tá- tus

fib- ró- sus

Next to last syllable is not stressed

(accent is shifted to the third syllable from the end)

1. if its vowel is followed by another vowel

ar- té- ri- a

su- pé- ri- or

2. if its vowel is followed by such letter combinations as:

br, pl, tr,

vér- te- bra

quá- dru- plex

trí- que- trus

3. if its vowel is followed by diagraphs ch, ph, th, rh.

cho – lé – do - chus

stó – ma – chus

4. if it contains such suffixes as:

-ic-, -ol-, -ul-.

tho- rá- ci- cus

fo- vé- o- la

lín- gu- la

III. Graphically signed stress

If the word can’t be read according to any stress rule you should consult a dictionary.

Both stressed and unstressed syllables are graphically signed with the special marks. Stressed syllables are graphically signed by a stroke (-):

For example: pylōrus - pylórus.

Unstressed syllables are indicated in this book by a circumflex ( ˘ ) on the vowel.

For example: skelĕton - skéleton.

IV. Accent in words of greek origin

As for the words of Greek origin you should pay attention to the following peculiarities:

In Greek clinical terms with the ending - ia the letter «i» is always stressed:

myopathía

- myopathia

dysentería

- dysentery

hypotonía

- hypotension

Except for the words containing Greek root - logia:

biológia

- biology

pharmacológia

- pharmacology

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