The New Cratylus: Or, Contributions Towards a More Accurate Knowledge of the Greek LanguageJ.W. Parker, 1850 - 694 strán (strany) |
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adjective Æschylus alphabet analogy ancient aorist appears aspirate Bopp Buttmann combination compound connected connexion considered consonants corresponding Cratylus dative denote dental derived dialects digamma distinction epithet etymology express fact former genitive Gothic Gramm grammar Greek alphabet Greek language guna guttural Hebrew Hesychius High German Homer idea Iliad Indo-Germanic inflexions instance labial Latin lego letters locative Low German meaning nominative nouns object old High German original participle particle passage passive Pelasgian person-endings philology Pindar Plato plural predicate prefix preposition pronominal element pronoun reason reduplication reference remarks represented root Sanscrit says scholars Sclavonian second person Semitic sense sibilant signify singular Sophocles speech suffix suppose syllable synonym tense termination thing tion verb vowel words writing Zend ἂν γὰρ δὲ ἐν ἐπὶ καὶ κατὰ μὲν οἱ οὐ πρὸς τὰ τε τὴν τῆς τὸ τὸν τοῦ τοὺς τῷ τῶν ὡς
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