A Latin Grammar, Compiled from the Roman Classics and Adapted to Teaching by Termination

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1828 edition. Excerpt: ...Perfect Participle Passive; as, Tribuo, tribuis, tribui, tnbuere, tiibutus, r. d. give, divide. II. Verbs in-CO, -CTO, and-GO generally take-SI; but the letters CS and GS unite to form X; as, Dico, I say, (diesi) dixi; Rtgo, I rule, (reGsiJ rexi. III. G before-TUS becomes C; as, Lego, 1 read, (legitus, Ugtus) lectus; Jungo, I join, (jungitus, juiiGTus)junctus, &c. IV. B before-SI and-TUS. becomes P; as, Nubo, I veil, nupsi, nuptus; Scribo, I write, scripsi, scriptus. V. It before-SI and-TUS becomes S; as, Vro, I burn, uisi, ustus; Gero, I carry, gessi, gestus. VI. D and Tare generally dropped before-SI, -SUS, -TUS; as, Claudo, I shut, clausi, clausus, Dlvido, l divide, divisi, dlvmis; Lado, I hurt, lasi, lasus; Ludo, I play, lusi, iusus; Plaudo, I applaud, plausi, plausus; Rado, I shave, rasi, rasus; Trudo, I thrust, trusi, trvsus; Vado, I go, vasi; Flecto, I bend, (ecsi, ) fiexi, (fleC' sus, ) flexus, &c. Vli. D and T sometimes become S before S; '8 Cedo, I yield, cessi, cessus; Mitto, I send, niisi, missus; Quatio, 1 shake, quassi, quassus, &c. VIII. G is sometimes dropped before-SI and-SUS; as, Spargo, 1 scatter, sparsi, sparsus; Vergo, I incline, tersi, versus; Mergo, I dip, mersi, ntersus, &c. So Parco, I spare, drops C in parsurus; and Pasco, I feed, drops C in pastus. IX. Verbs in-SCO change-SCO into-VI for the Present-perfect, and drop SC before-TUS; as, Cresco, I grow, crevi, cietus; Nosco, I learn to know, novi', notus. X. M and N are frequently dropped both in the Present-perfect and Perfect Participle Passive; as, Temno, I despise, temsi; Frango, I break, fregi, fractus; Rmnpo, 1 burst, rupi, ruptus, &c. M becomes S before-SI in Premo, I press, pressi, pressus: N becomes S in Pono, I place, posui, positus....