10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPIRITUS ASPER»
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1
A Greek Grammar for the Use of High Schools and Universities
J Spiritus lenis, Tivtvpa xfuXov, the smooth breathing. — Spiritus asper, nvdpa
daau, the rough breathing. The Spiritus asper is our h. The lenis stands where in
other languages a word begins simply with a vowel. E. g. "OpTjQog Humerus,
lyoi ...
2
The Grammar of Attic Inscriptions: Phonology
2 supra). 4.032 Spiritus asper, apostrophe, coronis, accent marks Besides the
diaeresis the lexical signs attested in Attic inscriptions are the spiritus asper, the
apostrophe, one instance of an apostrophe used in conjunction with crasis (no.
3
A copious Greek grammar
8. or breathings, of which there are two, the lene (spiritus leuis, □Kvevfia ipikov)
and the rough (spiritus asper, nvev^ia Baav, or h). All words which begin with a
vowel, but are not pronounced vvitli the rough breathing, have the spiritus lenis ...
August Heinrich Matthiae, John Kenrick, 1837
4
A copious Greek grammar, tr. by E.V. Blomfield [ed. by C.J. ...
19 Spirits, or Breathings. To the written characters belong also the spirits, spiri* §•
taf.or breathings, of which there are two, the lene (spiritus lenis, -n-vedfia ^j/tkov)
and the rough (spiritus asper, mivwx cuev, or k). All words which begin with a ...
August Heinrich Matthiae, Charles James Blomfield (bp. of London), 1820
*pi\6v) and the rough (spiritus asper, irvevna Saav, or h). All words which begin
with a vowel, but are not pronounced with the rough breathing, have the spiritus
lenis over their initial letter, because every word that begins with a vowel can be ...
6
The principles of Greek grammar: comprising the substance of ...
The Spiritus, or breathings, are two ; the spiritus asper, or rough breathing,
marked (' ) ; and the spiritus lenis, or soft breathing, marked ('). 31. — The spiritus
asper has the force of the Latin H; thus, <k(iu is pronounced Hama. Note.
Anciently H ...
7
Lectures on the science of language: delivered at the Royal ...
... chords, quite distinct from the opening that takes place in the pronunciation of
the h. It has been customary to call the h or spiritus asper a surd, the spiritus lenis
a sonant letter ; and there is some truth in this distinction if we clearly know what ...
Friedrich Max Müller, 1867
8
Lectures on the Science of Language
It has been customary to call the h or spiritus asper a surd, the spiritus lenis a
sonant letter; and there is some truth in this distinction if we clearly know what is
meant by these terms. Now, as we are speaking of whispered language, it is
clear ...
Müller (Friedrich Max), 1864
9
Lectures on the Science of Language: Delivered at the Royal ...
It has been customary to call the h or spiritus asper a surd, the spiritus lenis a
sonant letter; and there is some truth in this distinction if we clearly know what is
meant by these terms. Now, as we are speaking of whispered language, it is
clear ...
Friedrich Max Müller (linguiste), 1864
10
Lectures on the Science of Language
It has been customary to call the h or spiritus asper a surd, the spiritus lenis a
sonant letter; and there is some truth in this distinction if we clearly know what is
meant by these terms. Now, as we are speaking of whispered language, it is
clear ...
