Learn Latin - Lesson 7 - Syllable, Accent, Length

Syllable, Accent, and length

What's up everybody? TMy name is Kostas, and today we're going to talk about Syllable, Accent, and length.

The Latin accent is going to depend on the Penultimate syllable of words. the latin words can be STRONG or WEAK. They are strong when they sound acute. They are weak when they sound deep.

Words of two syllable are accented on first syllable.

ROMA = [ROO-ma] = Rome
GRAECIA = [GRAAE-cia] = Greece
FIDES = [FII-des] = faith

Words of more than two syllables are accented on the penultimate, if that is long.

AMATVS = [a-MAA-tus] = loved
AMICVS = [a-MII-cus] = friend

Words of more than two syllables are accented on the antepenultimate, if that is short.

COLVBRA = [CO-lu-bra] = snake
ANIMVS = [A-ni-mus] = mood


As you might ever noticed, the latin accent is going to the depend on the length of the penultimate sylable of words, and LENGTH is the duration of time when pronouncing a syllable or vowel. So let's recap.

Penultimate long ( - ) "makron" = Paroxitone = AMATVS (a-MAA-tus)

Penultimate short ( v ) "brakia" = Proparoxitone = COLVBRA (CO-lu-bra)

So, this is Kostas. I hope you have a great day today. Bye, bye. Practice the lesson and your new vocabulary. Thanks for watching.

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[Rindavar]

The ecclesiastical and modern scolastic pronunciation of Graecia is absolutely different.