Varronianus: a critical and historical introduction to the philological study of the Latin language

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Contacts and contrasts of the Semitic and the Sclavonian
87
CHAPTER III
93
26
95
The Sibilants
97
Some remarks on the other letters
99
Umbrian Grammatical Forms
100
29
103
Selections from the Eugubine Tables with explanations
105
Tab I a 26
108
Tab I b 13 sqq
114
Extracts from the Litany in Tab VI a
115
The Atidian Augural Sacrifice
118
Umbrian words which approximate to their Latin synonyms
120
The Todi Inscription contains four words of the same class
123
CHAPTER IV
126
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127
Alphabetical list of SabelloOscan words with their interpreta tion
128
The Bantine Table
139
Commentary on the Bantine Table
142
The Cippus Abellanus
151
The Bronze Tablet of Agnone
154
The Atellanæ
156
CHAPTER V
164
Names of Etruscan divinities derived and explained
171
Alphabetical List of Etruscan Words interpreted
180
Etruscan InscriptionsDifficulties attending their Interpretation
196
Inscriptions in which the Pelasgian element predominates
198
Transition to the Inscriptions which contain Scandinavian words The laurelcrowned Apollo Explanations of the words CLAN and PHLERES
202
Inscriptions containing the words SUTHI and THRCE
208
Inferences derivable from the words CVER SVER and THUR or THAUR
210
Striking coincidence between the Etruscan and Old Norse in the use of the auxiliary verb LATA
212
The great Perugian Inscription critically examinedits Runic affinities
215
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245
The Tiburtine Inscription
259
The Epitaphs of the Scipios
267
The Agrarian Law of Sp Thorius
275
CHAPTER VII
283
The Gutturals
299
The Vowels
307
The Greek Letters used by the Romans
318
The Numeral Signs
324
CHAPTER VIII
326
General scheme of the caseendings
328
Hypothetical forms of the nominative and accusative plural
330
Existing formsthe Genitive
333
General rules for the classification of Latin Nouns
348
First or a Declension
349
Second or o Declension
350
Third Declension or consonantal Nouns
352
B Second class or semiconsonantal Nouns
357
CHAPTER X
367
Indicative Pronouns
371
Distinctive Pronouns
376
Relative Interrogative and Indefinite Pronouns
379
Numerals and Degrees of Comparison
390
Prepositions
394
Negative Particles
403
The Latin Verb generally defective
407
Doctrine of the Latin Tenses
410
The Substantive Verbs
411
Paucity of Organic Formations in the regular Latin Verb
417
General Scheme of Tenses in the Latin Verb
418
Tenses of the Vowelverbs which are combinations of the same kind
420
Organic Derivation of the Tenses in the Consonantverb
422
The Modal Distinctionstheir Syntax
423
Forms of the Infinitive and Participlehow connected in deri vation and meaning
426
The GERUNDIUM and GERUNDIVUM shown to be active and pre sent
428
The Participle in tûrus
432
The Perfect Subjunctive
433
The Past Tense of the Infinitive Active
437
The Future of the Infinitive Passive
439
CHAPTER XII
440
The first or a Conjugation
441
The second or e Conjugation
447
The third or i Conjugation
451
The fourth or Consonant Conjugation A Mute Verbs
454
B Liquid Verbs
458
Semiconsonantal Verbs
460
Irregular Verbs A Additions to the Present Tense
461
B Abbreviated forms
468
Defective Verbs
470
CHAPTER XIII
472
Derivation is merely extended or ulterior inflexion
473
a Terminations compounded of the first and other Pronominal
480
B Composition Discrimination of Compound Words
504
CHAPTER XIV
513
The Poetry of the Augustan age does not represent the genuine
520
The French Language is the best modern representative of
528
But all these Dialects were closely related to the Latin
534
Importance and value of the Latin Language
542

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