KEY TO PRONUNCIATION

ā as in āle

ē as

in ēve

ā́ sen'ā́te

ḗ

ḗvent'

â câre

ĕ

end

ă ăm

ẽ

fẽrn

ä ärm

e

re'cent

à åsk

ī

īce

a fi'nal

ī́

ī́de'a

a all

ĭ

ĭll

ŭ as

in ŭp

Û

ûrn

y̆

pit'y̆

ÓO

food

oo

foot

ou

out

oi

oil

ō as

in ōld

ṓ

ṓbey'

ô

ôrb

Ŏ

ŏdd

ū

ūse

ū́

ū́nite'

ṳ

rṳde

ụ

fụll

Foreign Consonants are represented by the nearest English equivalents.

The Principal Accent is indicated by a heavy mark », the secondary accent by a lighter

mark ', at the end of the syllable. Syllabic Division is indicated by a light hyphen. Compound Words have their members joined by a heavy hyphen. (Q. V.) is Latin for quod vide or quoe vide. In articles, after names, it means see this, that

is, the subject named.