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Examples of Latin Pronunciation.

§ 256. In the following illustrations the nearest English representatives of the Latin sounds are chosen. If these do not represent the Latin sounds exactly, this is shown by italics, e.g., pēs pace. If a Latin letter is to be pronounced differently from the English letter, it is printed thick, thus vĭr wĭr. In such cases the exact pronunciation is to be ascertained from the foregoing rules.

Table of Representation.

Ă ah	Ĭ i or e͝e.	U o͝o
Ā ah	Ī ee	Ū oo
Ĕ e	O o	Y ü
Ē eh, ai, or a	Ō ō,oe,oa

AE ae

OE oi

AU ou

EI ey

EU ĕ-o͝o

UI o͝o-e͝e

C k

N or M (before C, G, Q) ng

S s or c

I(J) y

V w

R r

CH, TH, PH k'h, t'h, p'h

X ks

Z dz

BS, BT ps, pt

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pēs cĭtŭs	mī pătĕr	exercĭtŭī	tŭō
pace kito͝os	mee păhter	eks-er-kit-o͝o-ee	to͝o-ō

incŭs ill(a) ingēns	cŭr hōc nōn vīs?
ing-kooce ill' ing-gaince	koor hoak noan weece?

eccĕ	tĭbī	mōns	altus!
ekke	tibee	moance	ăhl-toos!

trăhps măgnă	mēn(ĕ) exīrĕ iŭbēs?	vĕr săcrum
trăhps mahg-nĭh	main ekseere yo͝obase?	wair săh-kro͝om

vīvĭtŭr	hōc pāctō	saepĕ caepĕ	cēpī	coepī
wee-wit-o͝or	hoak pahk-toe	saepe kaepe	keh-pee	koi-pee

prōic(e) ŏryzam	hīc annŭs	haec anŭs
prō-yik' orüdzăhm	heek ăhn-no͝os	haek ăh-no͝os

res paucae	ĕs quĭ(ă) ēs	ei mĭhĭ!
race pow-kae	ess quee' ace	ey me͝ehe͝e!

īnfēnsō Phoebō	numqu(am) absīs
een-fain-sō p'hoi-bo[1]	no͝ong-qu' ăhp-seece

cui bŏnō?	Bacchī thyrsŭs	ceu scy̆phŭs
koo-ee[2]bŏn-ō	Băhk-k'hee t'hür-soos'[3]	kĕ-o͝o sküp'hoos[4]

1. Less exactly, poibō
2. Less well as kwee.
3. Less exactly, Băhk-kee tir-soos.
4. Less exactly, kyoo skipoos.