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ca, Esica, Corsica, Athatica, Boetica, Ceretica, Anaitica, Celtica, Salmantica, Cyrrhestica, Ustica, Utica, Engravica, Oboca, Amadoca, Aesyca, Mutyca.

Ꭰ Ꭺ

Accent the Penultimate.

Abdeda, Hecameda, Diomeda, Amida, Actrida.

Accent the Antepenultimate.

Aada, Adada, Symada, Bagrada, Suada, Idubeda, Andromeda, Ceneda, Agneda, Voneda, Candida, Egida, Anderida, Florida*, Pisida.

Æ A

Accent the Penultimate.

Dicæa, Nicæa, and all words of this termination.

E A

Accent the Penultimate.

Laodicea, Stratonicea, Cymodocea, Medea, Ligea, Argea, Amathea, Alphea, Erythea, Ethalea, Malea, Heraclea, Amphiclea, Theoclea, Agathoclea, Androclea, Euryclea, Penthesilea, Achillea, Asbamea, Alcidamea, Cadmea, Elimea, Ænea, Mantinea, Maronea, Cheronea, pea, Barea, Cæsarea, Neocæsarea, Cytherea, Ipsea, Hypsea, Galatea, Platea, Myrtea (a city).

Accent the Antepenultimate.

Pharnacea, Ardea, Tegea, Æthea, Dexithea, Leucothea, Alea, Doclea, Dioclea, Elea, Marcellea, Demea, Castanea, Aminea, Ficulnea, Albunea, Boëa, Clupea or Clypea, Abarbarea, Chærea, Verrea, Laurea, Thyrea, Rosea, Odyssea, Etea, Tritea, Myrtea (a name of Venus), Butea, Abazea.

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Melebæa, Euboea, and all words of this termination.

* Labbe tells us that some of the most learned men pronounce this part of America with the accent on the penultimate syllable.

GA

Accent the Antepenultimate.

Abaga, Bibaga, Ampsaga, Aganzaga, Noëga, Arabriga, Aobriga, Segobriga, Caliobriga, Flaviobriga.

HA

Accent the Antepenultimate.

Malacha, Pyrrhica, Adatha, Agatha, Badenatha, Abaratha, Monumetha.

ΑΙΑ

Accent the Antepenultimate.

Achaia*, Panchaia, Aglaia, Maia.

BIA

Accent the Antepenultimate.

Arabia, Trebia, Contrebia, Albia, Balbia, Olbia, Corymbia, Zenobia, Cornubia.

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CIA+

Accent the Antepenultimate.

Nicacia, Dacia, Salacia, Wormacia, Thaumacia, Connacia, Ambracia, Thracia, Samothracia, Artacia, Accia, Gallacia, Græcia, Voadicia, Vindelicia, Cilicia, Libyphoenicia, Aricia, Chalcia, Francia, Provincia, Capadocia, Porcia, Muscia, Ascia, Iscia, Thuscia, Boruscia, Seleucia ‡, Tucia, Lycia.

DIA

Accent the Penultimate.

Iphimedia §, Laomedia, Protomedia.

• The vowels in this termination do not form a diphthong. The accent is upon the first a, the i pronounced is like y consonant in year, and the final a nearly like the a in father, or the interjection ab!-See Rule 7.

+ Words of this termination have the cia pronounced as if written she-a.-Sea Rule 10, prefixed to the Initial Vocabulary.

See Rule go, and the word in the Initial Vocabulary.

See Iphigenia in the Initial Vocabulary.

I

Accent the Antepenultimate.

Badia, Arcadia, Leucadia, Media, Iphimedia, Nicomedia, Polymedia, Eporedia, Corsedia, Suedia, Fordicidia, Numidia, Canidia, Japidia, Pisidia, Gallovidia, Scandia, India, Burgundia, Ebodia, Clodia, Erodia, Longobardia, Cardia, Verticordia, Concordia, Discordia, Herephordia, Claudia, Lydia,

EIA

Accent the Penultimate.

Elegeia, Hygeia, Antheia, Cartheia, Aquileia, Pompeia, Deiopeia, Tarpeia, Carteia.

GIA

Accent the Antepenultimate.

Sphagia, Lagia, Athanagia, Norvigia, Cantabrigia, Ortigia, Langia, Eningia, Finningia, Lotharingia, Turingia, Sergia, Orgia, Pelasgia, Fugia, Rugia, Ogygia, Jopygia, Phrygia, Zygia,

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Valachia, Lysimachia, Centauromachia, Inachia, Xynsichia, Antiochia, Amphilochia, Muny chia, Philadelphia, Apostrophia,

*The ancients sometimes separated the vowels ei in this termination, and sometimes pronounced them as a diphthong. The general mode of pronouncing them with us is to consider them as a diphthong, and to pronounce it as long or double e; which, from its squeezed sound, approaches to the initial y, and makes these words pronounced as if written El-e-je'yah, Hy-je'yah, &c. This is the pronunciation which ought to be adopted; but scholars who are fond of displaying their knowledge of Greek will be sure to pronounce Elegeia, Hygeia, or rather Hygieia, Antheia, and Deiopeia, with the diphthong like the noun eye; while Cartheia, or Carteia, Aquileia, Pompeia, and Tarpeia, of Latin original, are permitted to have their diphthongs sounded like double e, or, which is nearly the same thing if the vowels are separated, to sound the e long as in equal, and the i às y consonant, articulating the final a.-See note on Achaia.

For a more complete idea of the sound of this diphthong, see the word Pleiades in the Initial Vocabulary. To which observations we may add, that when this diphthong in Greek is reduced to the single long i in Latin, as in Iphigenia, Elegia, &c. it is pronounced like single i, that is, like the noun eye.

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Scarphia, Acryphia, Emathia, Æmathia, Alethia, Hyacinthia, Carinthia, Tyrinthia, Cynthia, Tyrynthia, Parthia, Scythia, Pythia.

LIA

Accent the Penultimate.

Thalia, Aristoclia, Basilia.

Accent the Antepenultimate.

balia, Fornicalia, Lupercalia, Acidalia, Vandalia, Podalia, Megalia, Robigalia, Fugalia, Echalia, Westphalia, Æthalia, Alalia, Vulcanalia, Paganalia, Bacchanalia, Terminalia, Fontinalia, Vertumnalia, Portumnalia, Agonalia, Angeronalia, Saturnalia, Faunalia, Portunalia, Opalia, Liberalia, Feralia, Floralia, Lemuralia, Salia, Pharsalia, Thessalia, Ætalia, Italia, Compitalia, Carmontalia, Laurentalia, Castalia, Attalia, Psytalia, Mamblia, Ælia, Cœlia, Belia, Celia, Decelia, Agelia, Helia, Cornelia, Clalia, Aspelia, Cerelia, Aurelia, Velia, Anglia, Cæcilia, Sicilia, Ægilia, Cingilia, Palilia, Æmilia, Ænilia, Venilia, Parilia, Basilia, Absilia, Hersilia, Massilia, Atilia, Anatilia, Petilia, Antilia, Quintilia, Hostilia, Cutilia, Aquilia, Servilia, Elaphobolia, Ascolia, Padolia, Æolia, Folia, Natolia, Anatolia, Ætolia, Nauplia, Daulia, Figulia, Julia, Apulia, Gætulia, Getulia, Triphylia, Pamphylia.

ΜΙΑ

Accent the Penultimate.

*Deidamia, Laodamia, Hippodamia, Astydamia, Apamia, Hydramia.

Accent the Antepenultimate.

Lamia, Mesopotamia, Cadmia, Academia, Archidemia, Eudemia, Isthmia, Holmia, Posthumia.

NIA

Accent the Penultimate.

Amphigenia, Iphigenia †, Tritogenia, Lasthenia.

Accent the Antepenultimate.

Albania, Sicania, Hyrcania, Arcania, Lucania, Dania, Codania, Dardania, Epiphania, Alania, Mania, Carmania, Ger

* See Rule 30.

+ See this word in the Initial Vocabulary.

mania, Normania, Cinnania, Acasnania, Campania, Hispania, Pomerania, Afrania, Urania, Bassania, Actania, Edetania, Laletania, Occitania, Ossigitania, Mauritania, Lusitania, Titania, Sexitania, Alentania, Contestania, Mevania, Lithuania, Transilvania, Azania, Enia, Actænia, Aberdenia, Ischenia, Tyrrhenia, Parthenia, Diogenia, Menia, Achæmenia, Armenia, Nenia, Nonia, Pœnia, Cebrenia, Senia, Arnagnia, Signia, Albinia, Lacinia, Dinia, Sardinia, Fulginia, Virginia, Bechinia, Machlinia, Ciminia, Eleusinia, Tinia, Lavinia, Mervinja, Lamnia, Lycemnia, Polyhymnia, Alemannia, Britannia, Fescennia, Aonia, Lycarnia, Charnia, Catalonia, Laconia, Glasconia, Adonia, Macedonia, Marcedonia, Caledonia, Mygdonia, Aidonia, Asidonia, Posidonia, Abbendonia, Herdonia, Laudonia, Cydonia, Mæonia, Pæonia, Pelagonia, Paphlagonia, Aragonia, Antigonia, Sithonia, Ionia, Agrionia, Avalonia, Aquilonia, Apollonia, Colonia, Polonia, Populonia, Vetulonia, Babylonia, Ac. monia, Æmonia, Hæmonia, Tremonia, Ammonia, Harmonia, Codanonia, Sinonia, Pannonia, Bononia, Lamponia, Pomponia, Cronia, Feronia, Sophronia, Petronia, Antronia, Duronią, Turonia, Cæsonia, Ausonia, Latonia, Tritonia, Boltonia, Ultonia, Hantonia, Vintonia, Wintonia, Bistonia, Plutonia, Favonia, Sclavonia, Livonia, Arvonia, Saxonia, Exonia, Sicyonia, Narnia, Sarnia, Dorebernia, Hibernia, Cliternia, Lindisfornia, Vigornia, Wigornia, Liburnia, Calphurnia, Saturnia, Pornia, Daunia, Ceraunia, Acroceraunia, Junia, Clunia, Neptunia, Ercynia, Bithynia, Macrynia,

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Apia, Salopia, Manapia, Messapia, Asclipia, Lampia, Olym.' pia, Ellopia, Dolopia, Enopia, Cecropia, Mopsopia, Appia, Lappia, Oppia, Luppia, Antuerpia,

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Aria, Baria, Fabaria, Columbaria, Barbaria, Caria, Fiearia,

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