name of Latini, built the city of Lavinium, and obtained the right of succeed. ing to the kingdom of Latinus. Thus he secured a dwelling place in Italy, and introduced his gods into Latium, according to the purpose indicated in the beginning of the poem. IRREGULARITIES OF SCANSION Line BOOK I 16. The final vowel in Samo is not elided. See grammars, under Hiatus. 73. The last two vowels of Conubio are pronounced as one syllable. See grammars, under Synaeresis or Synizesis. 120. The last two vowels of Ilionei as in Conubio, l. 73. 131. dehinc is scanned by synaeresis as one syllable: d'hinc. 256. dehinc as in l. 131. 195. deinde; synaeresis of ei. 308. videt lengthens its final syllable 48. 74. under the ictus. See grammars, BOOK III Steterunt; as in II, 774- 91. The final vowel of the first -que is long under the ictus. 112. nemus; as videt in I, 308. Insulae; the final diphthong of In- 211. 478. pulvis; as videt in 1. 308. 6x1. Ilionea lengthens the penultimate e, See note on this line. 617. Dardanio does not elide the final -o, and the verse is spondaic. 464. 651. peteret; as videt in 1. 308. 504. 668. The last syllable of iactetur as in peteret, above. 602. 698. The last two vowels of Aurea form one syllable. pereo does not elide the final -o. Constiterunt; as steterunt in II,774 726. aureis; as Aurea in l. 698. BOOK II 16. abiete; a dactyl; ie forms one syllable by synaeresis, and the first syllable is lengthened as if by position. Thus ab-ye-te. BOOK IV 64. Pectoribus; as videt in I, 308. 126. Conubio; as in I, 73. 168. Conubiis; as in II, 136. 222. adloquitur; as Pectoribus in 1. 64. 235. spe does not elide the finale. S2 IRREGULARITIES OF SCANSION Line Line 558. -que at the end elides -e by syna- 175. ariete; as in II, 492. pheia. 178. cedro does not elide the final -o. 186. The final vowel of the first -que is long under the ictus, as in III, 91. 190. Aurea; as in I, 698. 226. Oceano does not elide the final -0. 237. precantia; trisyllable by synaeresis of -ia-. 249. Ilionei; quadrisyllable by synaeresis of -ei-. 253. conubio; as in I, 73. 262. deerit; dissyllable by synaeresis of -el-. IRREGULARITIES OF SCANSION S3 Line 291. tui does not elide the final -i. 610. fatigamus; as in videt in I, 308. 050. Synapheia; as in I, 332. 674. Abietibus; as parietibus in II, 442. 716. Typhoeo; trisyllable by synaeresis of -co-. BOOK X 17. The interjection O is retained before hominum. See grammars, under Hiatus. 67. petiit; as videt in I, 308. 116. aureo; as in VIII, 372. 129. Menestheo; trisyllable by synaeresis of -co-. 136. buxo does not elide the final -0. 141. domo does not elide the final -o. 156. duci does not elide the final -i. 334. steterunt; as in II, 774 378. Deest; as one syllable by synaeresis of -ce-. 383. dabat; as videt in I, 308. 394. caput; as videt in I, 308. 396. Semianimes; as in IV, 686. 404. See note on 396. 433. sinit; as videt in I, 308. 487. eadem; dissyllable (yā-dem) by sy naeresis of ea-. sanguis; as videt in I, 308. Line 111. Oratis; as videt in I, 308. 262. Protei; dissyllable by synaeresis of -ei. 265. Idomenei; four syllables by synae. resis of -ei. 323. amor; as videt in X, 872. 383. Proinde; dissyllable by synaeresis of -oi-. 469. pater; as videt in I, 308. 480. tanti does not elide the final -¿. 609. Synapheia; as in I, 332. 635. Semianimes; as in IV, 686. 667. abiete; as in II, 16. 890. Arietat; trisyllable by synaeresis of-ic-. See note on abiete, 11, 16. BOOK XII 13. pater; as videt in I, 308. 31. genero does not elide the final -o. 68. ebur; as videt in I, 308. 83. Orithyia; four syllables; -yi- form ing a diphthong. 84. anteirent; trisyllable by synaeresis of -ei-. 232. manus; as videt in I, 308. 356. Semianimi; as in IV, 686. 363. The final vowel of the first -que is long, as in III, 91. 401. Paeonium loses the final -um by ecthlipsis, and is then connected with the following in by synaeresis of i-i; thus: Pacon-yin. 422. dolor; as videt in I, 308. 496. baltei; dissyllable by synaeresis of 535. Hyllo does not elide the final -o. -ei. 720. profugus; as videt in I, 308. 541. aerei; dissyllable by synaeresis of ei. 764. Nerei; dissyllable by synaeresis of 550. domitor; as videt in I, 308. ABBREVIATIONS a., active. abl., ablative. acc., accusative, adj., adjective. adv., adverb. c., common. cf. (confer), compare. def., defective. dim., diminutive. et al. (et alibi), and elsewhere; i.e., not unfrequent. [NOTE. The parts of compound words are not indicated separately when they appear unmodified in the compound form, nor when prepositions in composition are modified only according to the general rules mentioned under the definitions of prepositions. In verbs, only the principal parts are given which are understood to be in actual use; and generally one of the numerals, 1, 2, 3, 4, designates the conjugation, and therefore the form of the infinitive. The numerals following definitions refer to passages in the text.] |