Scansion9/18/14 10:35 AMPassive Periphrastic:

mihi laborandum est add 3rd person singular of esse passive periphrasticmilitibus desiliendum eratpugnandumconsistendum

Trouble Verbs:

consisto, consistere, constiti to stop/halt (stand, after walking)constitui, constituere, constitui, consitutum to decide/set upconsto, constare, constiti to agreeconsuesco, consuescere, consuevi, consuetum to become accustomed, inure oneself

Supine:

Looks like a 4th declension nounUsed in 2 forms ablative and accusative singularex. In English we say miserabile visu/dictum miserable to see or sayIn the accusative, the supine expresses purpose (*dont use infinitives because those are not supposed to express purpose*)ex. rogatum = to askClass Notes9/18/14

Vocab:

Dactylic Hexameter Can never be long, short, long; consists of dactyl and ancepsDactyl long, short, short (like a finger)Not done through stress, but via lengthSpondee long, longAnceps last single syllable (X), doesnt matter if its long or shortHexameter 6 feet (1 foot = two feet)Syllables defined by the number of vowelsDiphthong two vowels that are pronounced together for one syllableex. ae, oeElision Combining of two wordsBack-to-back Vowels Elision and reduction to one syllable, but always if a word ends in an m and the next words starts with a vowel, then the m gets cut off, then elision to the next wordHiatus A yawn; a lack of elision where there could be one

Always Long:

The first syllable Dipthongs (ae, oe, eu)Dative and ablative plurals (is, is)Ablative feminine singularGenitive plural (orum, arum)Accusative masculine/feminine plural (os, as)Any vowel before two constants or an x or a z (h doesnt count) l and r sometimes (l and r are liquids)De as a prefix to a verb

Always Short:

Que will always be shortends in ibus

Important Scansion Notes:

Qu the u doesnt countis pronounced as ys that are replaced with js, dont countThird declension neuter nouns tend to be dactyls (long, short, short)Short can sometimes be long by position, but long can never be shortNotate over vowels, as they are the ones possessing the quantityElision occurs when m is before a vowel, or there are two vowels; always takes the marking of the second syllableNames beginning with i can often count as Js (Iuno, Iulius)