Paul,
Well, this latest just got saved with your earlier lesson. Thanks! I
figure in a few decades I'l have some of this staight.
Tom E.
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> Actually Tom,
>
> "Ner-it-EEN-a" is correct. There are a number of two-syllable suffixes
> which always receive emphasis on the first syllable, regardless of what
> comes before, and therefore take precedence over the antepenultimate rule
> when they are applied. For example, -ensis, -ellus (-ella), -inus (-ina),
> -atus (-ata), -osus (-osa). Obviously, we would not say "flor-ID-en-sis",
> but "flor-id-EN-sis". Not "Tur-BIN-el-la" but "Tur-bin-EL-la". Not
> "Lit-TOR-in-a" but "Lit-tor-IN-a". And not "Ner-IT-in-a", but
> "Ner-it-IN-a".
>
> There are also a number of three-syllable suffixes, which likewise always
> receive emphasis on the first syllable, and in so doing appear to
> conform to
> the antepenultimate rule, but actually are not governed by that rule
> (-oideus, -issimus, -errimus, etc.). "-pul-cher-IS-sim-us". "ov-OID-e-us".
>
> Regards,
> Paul M.
>
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