> The pronunciation of "Crepidula" is governed by what is often
> called "the
> antepenultimate rule", which states that [Latin] words of more
> than three
> syllables are pronounced with the emphasis on the
> third-from-last syllable.
> (last syllable = ultimate; next to last = penultimate; third
> from last =
> antepenultimate).  Crep-ID-u-la, Thatch-ER-i-a, Gyr-IN-e-um,
> Cusp-id-AR-i-a,
> Struth-i-o-LAR-i-a.
>

Actually, the silabic separation goes like this Cre-PI-du-la,
Tha-tche-ri-a, Cus-pi-DA-ri-a... usually one consonant and one
vowel forms a silabe in latin language (or languages derived
from latin like portuguese). Occasionally you have two or more
consonant in on silabe (ss, th, rr...) or two or tree vowels
(uai -like in Paraguai- ua, ae, ai...)..

regards.
Fabio Wiggers





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