...moenia. In dissyllables, the accent is on the penultima — as R6m&, homfi, ttctus. In words of thrce or more syllables the accent is on the penultima,...the antepenultima, or last syllable but two — as RSmintfo, Rom&nos, Metell&s, CLASSE8 OP WORDS, OR PARTS OF SPEECH. 15. The words of the Latin language...

...aeeent is on the penultima — as R6mS, h6m$, liietus. In words of three or more syllables the aeeent is on the penultima, if the ultima be long; but if it be short, the aeeent falls on the antepenultima, or last syllable but two — as RomSnus, Rom&nos, Mttellus, mtiribus,...

...per Urbem, propter moenia. In dissgllables, the accent is on the penultima — as Roma, homS, lectus. In words of three or more syllables, the accent is on the penultima if it be long ; but if it be short, the accent falls upon the antepenultima — as RSmdnus, BomdnSs, Metellus;...

...— In words of two syllables the accent is on the first syllable : as, musa, a muse, d61us, deceit. In words of three or more syllables the accent is on the last syllable but one, if this syllable is long : as, EOmanus, a Roman ; or on the last syllable but...

...pronounced e.) 5. In Latin words of two syllables the accent is on the first syllable, as sil'-va, a wood. In words of three or more syllables the accent is on the last syllable but one when that syllable is long, as exdd'mo, I cry out ; but when the last syllable...

...In words of two syllables the accent is on the first syllable: as, miísa, a muse, dólus, deceit. In words of three or more syllables the accent is on the last syllable but one, if this syllable is long : as, lîômamis, a llaman ; or on the last вуЦ.чЫо...