Panultia rule
As Pänultimaregel (or Pänultimagesetz ) a flare distribution rule is the Latin language referred to, is determined by the point at which the word accent of a word is seated. As a rule, polysyllabic Latin words can only be stressed on the penultimate ( paenultima ) or penultimate ( antepaenultima ) syllable.
Two-syllable words are usually stressed on the first syllable, three- and more-syllable words are stressed on the penultimate syllable if it has a long vowel ( diphthong or natural length ) or if the syllable core is followed by more than one consonant.
Example:
- a gri cola: penultimate syllable is short: accent on the third last syllable
- in prī mīs: penultimate syllable is (naturally) long: accent on the penultimate syllable
- se cun dus: the vowel of the penultimate syllable is short, but the syllable is closed: accent on the penultimate syllable
An exception is the combination Muta cum Liquida , namely an oral occlusive ([g], [k], [d], [t], [b], [p]) followed by a constrictive ([l], [ł] and [r]). Example: te nebrae.
literature
- Christian Touratier: Latin grammar. Scientific Book Society, Darmstadt 2013, ISBN 978-3-534-72634-9 , p. 30 f.