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GENERAL RULES OF PROSODY

Rule 1
Two consonants make vowels long;
Long each contraction and diphthong.
Rule 2
When vowels two together go,
The first is short, as in do.
Rule 3
Long monosyllables, as vr,
Except pr, tr, vr, cr, fc, fr,
Qus, nc, n, n, bs, qu, n (?), v,
Short those in L, and B, D, T.
Notes
The double letters X, Z, J, count as two consonants [where
J is the consonant form of I]; e.g. jax, xis, Amzon. If
the last of two consonants is r, the preceding short vowel
becomes common; e.g. scrum.
e.g. cgo = co-igo
Except prae before vowel; e.g. praeuntem.
Except u after q, e.g. qud; also after g, e.g. langudus; also
after s, e.g. suvis; also e in dii, i in fo, alus, illus, etc.
Long sl and nl.

Exercise 1
Mark quantities of all the syllables you can in following.

perturbant puer fur

nonvult terta cor

nols deae st

praebens aequor vel

caelestum sanguns dc

aurae qud mus

praesens proavos vos

laedent da duo

sums far moena

exercet sus transeunt

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RULES FOR FINAL SYLLABLES

Rule 4.
Long final A and I O U,
As frutr, dic, virg, t;
But all are short in final A,
Like mens, magn, numin.
Rule 5.
Long except donc, final C,
Short final E and L, D, T.
Except those forms like fr, r,
And Thisb, mn, msr.
Notes
Except mih, tib, sib, ub, ib, nis, quas. Greek Vocative
and Dative, e.g. Ir, Irid.
Except eg, du, mod, cit; rarely put, orig, nesci.
Nominative and Vocative Feminine Singular of Nouns
and Adjectives, also Neuter Plurals, give short .
Also s in sum and compounds, and a few more.
Except impr, dispr.

Rule 6.
Long Latin words in As and ES,
But short greek words, and pens, segs,
With mils, coms, peds, tegs.

Rule 7.
Short final N and final R,
As agmn, datr, and calcr.

Exercise 2
Mark final syllables and any others you can.

Orgo fer trsta gradu

amare adhuc smul monet

mensas nubes obses terras

amatur nstar lacrmas eques

agmen satur ades mpar

nomna ama reg subto

Cybele vertte mone Arcades

semper flumen potes anmal

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RULES FOR FINAL SYLLABLES (CONCLUDED)

Rule 8. Notes
Short final is, as ducs, fels, Genitive Singular and Nominative and Accusative Plural
Long ss, vs, terrs, vels. Declension 4 make s long; also words like virts, sals.

Rule 9.
Short final US; long words in OS,
But long ms, grads; short Args.

Rule 10.
Short words which end in Y and YS,
As Chel, Othrs, Erinns

Exercise 3
Mark all the syllables you can in the following.

dcers menss trsts poscs

dxsts ordns mtts nobla

campos mals Delos platanus

vulgus pus amamus genus (race)

nubbus urbs flos genus (of a knee)

Othry Chelys menss paene

nomne de junxerunt smul

duos mh flumn bella