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Accent the anteɣdultimate. Ithaca, Andriaca, Malaca, Tabraca, Mazaca, Seneca, Cyrenaica, Belgica, Georgica, Cabalica, Italica, Maltilica, Bellica, Laconica, Leonica, Marica, Marmarica, Conimbrica, Merobrica, Mirobrica, Cetobrica, Anderica, America, Africa, ArForica, Aremorica, Armorica, Norica, Teirica, Asterica, Hyrica, Nasica. Lisica, Corsica, Athatira. Burtica, Ceretica, Auaitica, Celtica, Salanica, Cyrihestica, Ustica, Utica, Engravica, boca, Amadoca, Aesyca, Mutyca.

DA

Accent the peaultimate.

Leucothea, Alea, Doclea, Enclea, Elea, Marcet
lea, Demea, Castanea, Aminea, Ficulnea, Albu
nea, Bota, Clupen or Clypea, Abarbarea, Chica,
Verrea, Laurea, Thyrea, Rosea, Odyssea, Etea,
Tritea, Myrtea (a naine of Venus,) Butea, Abazea
CFA

Accent the Penultimate.
Meleboa, Euboea, and all words of this termi

nation.

GA

Accent the antepenultimate.

Abaga, Bibaga, Ampsara, Aganzaga, Noëga, Arabriga, Aobriga, Segobriga, Caliobriga, Flavi obriga.

HA

Accent the antepenuli imat
Malacha, Pyrrhica, Adatha, Agatha,Badenatha,
Abaratha, Monumetha,

AIA

Aert the antepenultimale.

Achaia, Panchaia, Aglaia, Maia.

BIA

Accent the antepenultimate.

Arabia, Trebia, Contrebia, Albia, Balbia, Olbia

Abdeda, Hecameda, Diomeda, Amida, Actrida. Corymbia, Zenobia Cornubia.

Accent the anteponatim re

Aada, Adada, Symada, Bagrada, Suada, Idujeda, Andromeda, Ceneda, Agueda, Voneda, Candida, Egida, Anderida, Florida, Pisida.

EA

Accent the penultimate.
Dicæa, Nicæn, and all words of this termination.

EA

Accent the Penultimate. Laodicea, Stratonicea. Cymodorea, Medea, Ligea, Argea, Amathea, Alphea, Erythea, Etha ira Malea, Heraclea. Amphiclea. Theoclea, Agathoclea, Androclea, Euryclea, Penthesilea, Achillea, Asbamea, Alcidamea Cadinea, Eliur a, Anea, Mantinea, Maronea, Charonea, Apea, Barea, Gresarea, Neocasarea, Cytheria, Ipsea, Hypsea, Galatea, Platea, Myrtea, (a city.)

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Accent the antepenultimate.
Pharnacea, Ardea, Tegea, Ethea, Dexithea, Claudia, Lydia.

As the accent is never on the last syllable of Greek or Latia proper ames, the final a must be pronounced as in glish words of this termination; that is, nearly as the interjection dh! See linie 7 prefixed to the initial Forollary Of all the words ending in ca, Cleonica, Veronica, and Thessalonica are the only three which haze the penultimate cent. Ste Rule the 29th prefixed to the Initiu Vocabulary, and the words Andronicus and Sophron, imus,

Laube tells us that some of the most learued men pronounce this part of America with the accent on the penalti fite syllable.

The vowels in this termination do not formu a diphthong. The accent is upon the first, the a pronounced is like 48c nant in ear, and the final a nearly like the a in father, or the interjectior ah! See Rule 7.

* Words of this termination have the ca pronounced as if written

tulary.

See Rule 30, and the word in the Initial Vocabulwy,

See Iphigenia in the Initial vocabulary.

Bule 10 t d to the Initial Voca

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ELA

Accent the penultimate.
Elegeia, Hygeia, Antheia, Cartheia, Aquileia,
Pompeia, Deiopeia, Tarpeia, Carteia.

GIA

Accent the antepenultimate. Sphagia, Lagia, Athanagia, Norvigia, Cantabrigia, Ortigia, Langia, Eningia, Finningia, Lo. tharingia, Turingia, Sergia, Orgia, Pelasgia, Fugia, Rugia, Ogygia, Jopygia, Phrygia, Zygia, HIA

nia, Nenta, Nonia, Pœnia, Cebrenia, Senia, nagnia, Signia, Albinia, Lacinia, Dinia, Sardinia, Fulginia, Virginia, Bechinia, Machlinia, Ciminia, Eleusinia, Tinia, Lavinia Mervinia, Lamnia, Lycemnia, Polyhymnia, Alemannia, Britannia, Fes cennia, Aonia, Lycarnia, Charnia, Catalonia, Laconia, Glasconia, Adonia, Macedonia, Marcedonia, Caledonia, Mygdonia, Aidonia, Ásidonia, Posidonia, Abbendonia, Herdonia, Laudonia, Cy donia, Mæonia, Pæonia, Pelagonia, Paphlagonia, Aragonia, Antigonia, Sithonia, tonia, Agrionia, Avalonia, Aquilonia, Apollonia, Colonia, Polonia, Populonia, Vetulonia, Babylonia, Acmonia, Emonia. Hæmonia, Tremona, Ammonia, Har monia, Codanonia, Sinonia, Pannonia, Bononia, Lamponia, Pomponia, Cronia, Feronia, Sophro Valachia, Lysimachia, Centauromachia, Inachia, ma, Petronia, Autronia, Duronia, Turonia, Ca Xynsichia, Antiochia, Amphilochia, Munychia, sonia, Ausonia, Latonia, Tritonia. Boltonia, Ul Philadelphia, Apostrophia, Scarphia, Acryphia, tonia, Hantonia, Vintonia, Wintonia, Bistonin, Emathia, Einathia, Alethia, Hyacinthia, Carin- Plutonia, Favonia, Sclavonia, Livonia, Arvonia, thia, Tyrinthia, Cynthia, Tyrynthia, Parthia, Scythia, Pythia.

Accent the penultimate.

Sophia, Anthia, Erythia, Xenopithia.

Accent the antepenultimate.

LIA

Accent the penultimate.

Thalia, Aristoclia, Basilia.

Accent the antepenultimate.

balia, Fornicalia, Lupercalia, Acidalia, Vanalia, Podalia, Megalia, Robigalia, Fugalia, Echalia, Westphalia, Ethalia, Alalia, Vulcanalia, Paganalia, Bacchanalia, Terminalia, Fontinalia, Vertumnalia, Portumaalia, Agonalia, Angeronalia, Saturnalia, Faunalia, Portaalia, Opalia, Libera

Saxonia, Exonia, Sicyonia, Narma, Sarnia, Dorebernia, Hibernia, Cliternia, Lindisfornia, Vigornia, Wigornia, Liburnia, Calpurnia, Saturnia, Pornia, Daunia, Ceraunia, Acroceraunia, Junia Clunia, Neptunia, Ercynia, Bithynia, Macrynia.

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Accent the antepenultimate

RIA
Accent the penultimate.

Apia, Salopia, Manapia, Messapia, Asclipia, tia, Feralia, Floralia, Lemuralia, Salia, Pharsalia, Lampia, Olympia, Ellopia, Doop.a, Enopia, Ce Thessalia, Atala, Italia, Compitalia, Carmonta: Cropia, Mopsopia, Appia, Lappia, Oppia, Luppia, lia, Laurentalia, Castalia, Attalia, Psytalia. Mam- Antuerpia. blia, Elia, Celia, Belia, Celia, Decela, Agelia, Helia, Cornelia. Clodia, Aspela, Cerelia, Aurelia, Velia, Anglia, Cecilia, Sicilia, Egilia, Cingilia. Palilia, Emilia, Emilia, Venilia, Parilia, Basilia, Absila, Hersilia, Massilia, Atilia, Auatilia. Petilia, Antilia, Quiatilia, Hostilia, Cutilia, Aquilia, Servilia, Elaphobota, Ascolia, Padolia, Folia, Folia, Natolia, Anatolia, Ætolia, Nauplia, Daulia, Figulía, Julia, Apulia, Gætulia, Getulia, Triphylia, Pamphylia.

MIA

Accent the penultimate.

Accent the antepenultimate. Lamia, Mesopotamia, Cadmia, Academia, Ar. chidemia, Eudeinia, Isthmia, Hoimia, Posthumia,

NIA

Daria.

Accent the antepenultimate.

Caria, Ficaria, Calcaria, Sagaria, Megaria, HunAria, Baria, Fabaria, Columbaria, Barbarla, garia, Pharia. Salaria, Hilaria, Allaria, Mallaria, Sigillaria, Anguillaria, Samaria,§ Paimaria, Planaria, Enaria, Manaria, Galiinaria, Asinaria, Carbonaria, Chaunaria, Colubraria, Agraria, Diocasaria, Pandataria, Cotaria, Nivaria, Antiquaria, Cervaria, Petuaria, Argentuaria, Calabria, Deidamia, Laodamia, Hippodamia, Astyda- Cantabria, Cambria, Sicambria, Fimbria, Me mia, Apamia, Hydramia. sembria, Umbria, Cumbria, Selymbria, Abobria, Amagetobria, Trinacria, Teucria, Molycria, Adria, Hadria, Geldria, Audria, Scamandria, Anandria, Cassandria, Alexandria, Eria, Egeria, Aeria, Faberia, Iberia, Celtiberia, Luceria, Nuceria, Ægeria, Ætheria, Elutheria, Pieria, Aleria, Valeria, Ameria, Numeria, Neria, Casperia, Cesperia, Hesperia, Hyperia. Seria, Fabrateria, Compulteria, Asteria, Anthesteria, Faveria, Lhægria, Iria, Albania, Sicania, Hyrcania, Arcania, Lucania, Liria, Equiria, Oschofovia, Daphnephoria, Them Dania, Codania, Dardania, Epiphania, Alania, ophoria, Authesphoria, Chilmoria, Westmoria, EuMania, Carmania, Germania, Normania, Cinna- patoria, Anactoria, Victoria, Prætoria, Arria, Atria, nia, Acasnania, Campania, Hispania, Pomerania, Eretria, Feltria, Conventria, Bodotria, notria, Afrenia, Urania, Bassania, Actania, Edetania, Cestria, Cicestria, Circestria, Thalestria, Istria, Laletania, Occitania, Ossigitania, Mauritania, Austria, Industria, Tublustria, Uria, Calauria Lusitania, Titania, Sexitania, Alentania, Contes- Isauria, Curia, Duria, Manduria, Furia, Liguria, tania, Mevania, Lithuania, Transilvania, Azania, Remuria, Erruria, Hetruria, Turia, Apaturia, uia, Actania, Aberdenja, Ischenia, Tyrrhenia, Baturia, Beturia, Asturia, Syria, Cœlesyria, CœParthenia, Diogenia, Menia, Achæmenia, Arme- losyria, Leucosyria, Assyria.

Accent the penultimate.
Amphigenia, Iphigenia,‡ Tritogenia, Lasthenia.
Accent the antepenultimate.

The ancients sometimes separated the vowels ei in this termination, and sometimes pronounced them as a diph thong. The general mode of pronoun, ing them with us is to consider them as a dipufborg, and to pronounce it as long or double e, which, from its squeezed sound, approaches to the initial y, and makes these words pronounced as if writ ten El-e-je'yah, Hy-je'yah, &c. Thi is the pronunciation which ought to be adopted; but sholars who are tond of dis playing their knowledge of Greek will be sure to pronounce Elegeia, Hygeia, or rather Hygieia, Aetheia, and Deiopeia, with the diphthong like the noun eye, while Cartheia, or Carteia, Aguilera. Pompers, and Turpein, of Latin original, are permitted to have their diphthongs sounded like double e, or, which is nearly the same thing if the vowels be se parated, to sound the long as in equal, and the i as y consonant, articulating the final 4.--See note on Achaia. For a more complete i lea of the sound of this diphthong, see the word Pleiades in the Initial Vocabulary. To which observations we may add, that when this diphthong in Greek is reduced to the single long i in Latin, as in Iphigenia, Elegia, &c. it is pronounced like single i, that is, like the noun cyɛ. *

↑ See Rule 80.

See this word in the Initial Vocabulary.
For the accent of this word and Alexandria, see Rule 30, prefixed to the Initis! Vocabulary,

SIA*

Accent the antepenultimate. Asia, Chadasia, Lasia, Seplasia, Amasia, Aspasia, Therasia, Agirasia, Austrasia, Anastasia, Arbsia, Esia, Cæsia, Mæsia, Edesia, Artemesia, Magnesia, Moesia, Merpesia, Ocresia, Euphratesia, Artesia, Suesia, Bisia, Calisia, Provisia, Hortensia, Chenobosia, Lencosia, Pandosia, Theodosia, Arachosia, Orthosia, Rosia, Thesprosia, Sosta, Lipsia, Nupsia, Persia, Nursia, Tolassia, Cephissia, Russia, Blandusia, Clusia, Ampelusia, Anthemusia, Acherusia, Perusia, Bysia, Sicysia, Mysia, Dionysia.

TIA

Accent the antepenultimate.

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AMA EMA IMA OMA UMA YMA
Accent the penultimate.

Cynossema, Aroma, Narracustoma.

Accent the antepenultimate.
Pandama, Abderama, Asama, Uxama, Acema,
Obrima, Perrima, Certima, Borcostoma, Decuma
Didyma, Hyerosolyma, Æsyma.

ΑΝΑ

Accent the penultimate.

Sabatia, Ambatia, Latia, Calatia, Galatia, Collatia, Dalmatia, Sarmatia, Egnatia, Aratia, Alsatia, Actia, Cotia, Rhaetia, Anæua, Vicetia, Peucetia, Pomnetia, Anetia, Clampetia, Lucretia, Cyretia, Setia, Lutetia, Helvetia, Uzetia, Phiditia, Albana, Pandana, Trajana, Marciana, Diana, Margiana, Aponiana Angitia, Androlitia, Sulpitia, Naritia, Delgovitia, Sagdiana, Drangiana, Baltia, Bautia, 3rigantia, Murgantia, Alimantia, Pomporiana, Trojana, Copiana, Mariana, Dru Numantia, Aperantia, Constantin, Placentia, Pi. siana, Susiana, Statiana, Glottiana, Viana, Alana, centia, Licentia, Fidentia, Digentia, Morgentia, Crococatana, Eblana, Ælana, Amboglana, Vin Valentia, Pollentia, Polentia, ferentia, Fiorentia, dolana, Querculana, Querquetulana. Amana, AlComana, Mumana, Barpana, Clarana, Laurentia, Consentía, Potentia, Faventia, Contlu- mana, entia, Liquentia, Druentia, Quintia, Pontia, Adrana, Messana, Catana, Accitana, Astigitana, Achrerontia, Alisontia. Moguntia, Scotia, Bostia, Zeugitana, Meduana, Malvana, Cluana, Novana, Scaptia, Martia, l'ertia, Sebastia, Bubastia, A. drastia, Bestia, Modestia, Segestia, Orestia, Charistia, Ostia, Brattia, Acutia, Minutia, Cossutia, Tutia, Clytia, Narytia

VIA

Accent the antepenultimate.
Candavia,Blavia, Flavia, Menavia, Scandinavia,
Aspavia, Moravia, Warsavia, Octavia, Juvavia,
Evia, Cendevia, Menevia, Suevia, Livia, Trivia,
Urbesalvia, Sylvia, Moscovia, Segovia, Gergovia,
Nassovia, Cluvia.

XIA

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Equana.

Accent the antepenultimate.

Abana, Fricana, Concana, Adana, Cispadana, Sagana, Achana, Leuphana, Hygiana. Drepana, Barpana, Ecbatana, Catana, Sequana, Cyana, Tyana.

ENA

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Accent the penultimate.

Arabina, Acina, Cloacina, Tarracina, Cluacina,
Cocina, Ricina, Runcina, Cercina Lucina, Ery-
cina, Acradina, Achradina, Egina, Bacnina, Acan
thina, Messalina, Catalina, Fascelina, Mechlina,
Tellina, Callina, Medullina, Cleobulina, Tutulina,
Canina, Cenina, Antonina, Heroina, Apina, Cis-
alpina, Transalpina, Agrippina, Abarina, Carina,
Larina, Camarina, Sabrina, Phalacrina, Acerina,
Lerina. Camerina, Terina, Jamphorina, Caprina,
Myrina, Casina, Felsina. Abusina, Elusina, Atina,
Catina, Metina, Libitina, Maritina, Libentina,
Adrumentina, Ferentina, Aventina, Aruntina,
Potina, Palæstina, Mutina, Flavina, Levina.
Accent the antepenultimate
Acina, Fascellina, Proserpina, Asina, Sarsina.
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The in this termination when preceded by a vowel, ought always to be sounded like zh, as if written Amarhia, Arpazhia, &r. Asia, Theodosia, and Socia, seem to be the only exceptions. See Principles of English Pronunciation, No. 453, prefixed to the Critical Pronouncing Dictionary of the English Language.

The vowels ia in these words must be pronounced distinctly in two syllables, as if written, Il-ith-e-i'ah, O-rith-en ; the penultimate syllable pronounced as the noun eye.

Every word of this termination with the accent on the penultimate syllable bas the i pronounced as the noun eys. Bee Rules 1, 3, and 4. prefixed to the Initial Vonabrilan

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Accent the penultimate.

Accent the antepenultimale.

Colube, Vaginiaca, Carmoca, Oxydracæ, &ds licæ, Hieronica, Corica, Anticæ, Odryce.

ADE

Accent the antepenultimate.

Eneada, Bacchiada, Scepiada, Battiada,Thes

IDE UDÆ

Accent the penultimate.

Proclide, Basilida, Orestidæ, Æbudæ, Ebudæ. Accent the antepenultima

Labdacida, Seleucida, Adryanachida, Bran

Ancyra, Cercyra, Corcyra, Lagyra, Palmyra, chida, Pyrrhida, Basilida, Romulidæ, Numidæ, Cosyra, Tentyra.

Accent the antepenultimate.

Laphyra, Glaphyra, Philyra, Cebyra, Anticyra.

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Dardanida, Boristhenida, Ausonidæ, Cecropida,
Gangarida, Marmarida, Tyndaridæ, Druidæ.

ÆÆ EÆ FÆ GÆ HÆ
Accent the penultimate.

Achææ, Platæ, Napa, Allifæ.

Accent the antepenultimate. Diomedew, Cyanea, Cenchreæ, Capreæ, Pla teæ, Callifæ, Latobriga, Lapitha.

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ficrpie, Casple, Cunicularia, Canaria, Purpu-
ariæ, Chabria, Feria, Laboriæ, Emporiæ, Cau-
casia, Vespasiæ, Corasia, Prasia, Ithacesiæ,
Gymnesie, Etesie, Gratiæ, Venetia, Piguntia, Rule 3)
Selinuntiæ, Sestiæ, Cottiæ, Landaviæ, Harpyiæ.

LE ME

Accent the penultimate.

ACE ECE ICE CCE YCE
Accent the penultimate.

Phoenice, Berenice, Aglaonice, Stratonice.-Sa
Accent the antepenultimate.

Candace, Phylace, Canace, Mirace, Artace, Al lebece, Alopece, Laodice, Agnadice, Eurydice, Piala, Agagamale, Apsile. Apenninicolæ, Pyrrhice, Helice, Gallice, Illice, Demodice, Sa Equicole, Apiola, Epipola, Bolbulæ, Anculæ, matice, Erecticé, Getice, Cymodice, Agoce, Har Fultulæ, Fesula, Carsule, Latulæ, Thermopylæ, palyce, Eryce. Acrocome, Achomæ, Solymæ.

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ATE ETÆ

Recent the penultimate.

Meatre, Ab incata. Lubeatæ, Dorleate, Phepeate, Acapeata. Magite, Diehitata, Galatre, Arelate, Hyle, Arnatæ, laxamate. Dalmata, Sauremate, Exomita, Abrmatæ, Fortunate, Crotoniatæ, Asampata, Cybiratæ, Vasatæ, Circetæ, Æsvunnetæ, Agapetæ, Aretæ, Diaparetą. Accent the antepenultimate.

Thyroagetæ, Massagete, Aphetæ, Denseletæ, Colete, Demetr

ITÆ OTÆ UTÆ ÍTÆ

Accent the penultimate. Ascite, Abraditæ, Achitæ, Aboniteichitæ, Accabacotichita, Arsagalitæ. Avalita, Phaselitæ, Brullita, Hierapolita, Antoniopolite, Adrianapolite, Metropolita, Dionysopolita, Adulita, Elamitæ, Bomite, Tomita, Scenite, Pionita, Agravonitæ, Agonite, Sybaritæ, Darita, Ophar itæ, Dassarive, Nigrite, Orita, Alorite, Tentyrita, Galecta Limniotæ, Estotæ, Ampreutæ, Aluta, Troglodytæ, or Trogled vtæ.

IVE OVE UÆ YÆ*

Accent the penultimate.

Durcabriva, Elgovæ, Durobrova

Accent the antepenultimate.

Morture, Halicyæ, Phlegyæ, Bithyæ, Ornithyæ,

Milya, Minva

OBE

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EDE Accent the penultimate. Agamede, Perimede, Alcimede.

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ALE ELE ILE OLE ULE YLE
Accent the penultimate.

Neobule, Eubule, Cherdule, Eriphyle.
Accent the antepenultimate.

Acale, Hecale, Mycale, Megale, Omphale, Etha le, Novendiale, giale, Anchiale, Ambarvale, Myr. tale, Hvale, Euryale, Cybele, Nephele, Alele, Se mele, Perimele, Precile, Affile, Emphile, lole, Omole, Hemole, Phydile, Strongyle, Chthono phyle, Deipyle, Eurypile.

AMF IME OME YME Accent the antepenultimate. Apame, Inarime, Ithome, Amymome, Enome Amphinome, Laonome, Hylonome, Eurynome, Didyme.

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The termination or ye, with the accent on the preceding syllable, must be pronounced as two similar letters: that Is, as it spelt Hulio-e-e, Min-e-s, &c.---See Rule 4 of the Initial Vocabulary.

The i in the penulumate sylable of these words, not having the accent, must be pronoanced like & This occs sions a disagreeable hiatus between this and the last syllable, and a repetition of the same sound; but at the same time is strictly according to rule.---See Rule 4 cf the Initial Vocabulary."

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