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anges, 7. vulgus, gender of, 26, 2. -vum, -vus, decl. of nouns in, 24. W. Want, verbs and adjs. of, w. abl., 214, 1, c; d. Way by which, abl. of, 218, 9. We, editorial, 242, 3. Whole, gen. of, 201. Wills, use of fut. imperative in, 281, 1, b. Winds, gender of names of, 15, 1. Wish, clauses with dum, etc., expressing a, 310. Wishes, subjunctive in, 279; ---- see Optative subjunctive. Wishing, verbs of, with subst. clause 296, 1; ---- with obj. inf., 331, IV. Word-formation, 146 f. Word-order, 348 f. Word questions, 162, 1. X. x, 2, 9; ---- = cs and gs, 32. -x, decl. of monosyllables in, preceded by one or more cons., 40, 1, b); ---- gender of nouns in -x of 3d decl., 43, 2; ---- exceptions, 45, 4. Y. y, 1, 1. Yes, how expressed, 162, 5. 'You,' indefinite, 356, 3; 280, 3; 302, 2. Z. z, 1, 1; 2, 9. Zeugma, 374, 2, a). * * * * * FOOTNOTES [1] Sometimes also called _Aryan_ or _Indo-Germanic_. [2] Cuneiform means "wedge-shaped." The name applies to the form of the strokes of which the characters consist. [3] The name Zend is often given to this. [4] For 'voiceless,' 'surd,' 'hard,' or 'tenuis' are sometimes used. [5] For 'voiced,' 'sonant,' 'soft,' or 'media' are sometimes used. [6] In this book, long vowels are indicated by a horizontal line above them; as, a, i, o, etc. Vowels not thus marked are short. Occasionally a curve is set above short vowels; as, e, u. [7] To avoid confusion, the quantity of _syllables_ is not indicated by any sign. [8] But if the l or r introduces the second part of a compound, the preceding syllable is always long; as, abrumpo. [9] Only the simplest and most obvious of these are here treated. [10] Only the simplest and most obvious of these are here treated. [11] The great majority of all Latin nouns come under this category. The principles for determining their gender are given under the separate declensions. [12] The Stem is often derived from a more primitive form called the Root. Thus, the stem porta- goes back to the root per-, por-. Roots are usually monosyllabic. The addition made to a root to form a stem is called a Suffix. Thus in porta- the suffix is -ta. [13] There is only one stem ending in -m:--hiems, hiemis, _winter_. [14] Mensis, _month_, originally a consonant ste
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