- In
Latin and Gr**** poetry,
correption (Latin: correptiō [kɔrˈrɛpt̪ioː], "a shortening") is the
shortening of a long
vowel at the end of one word before...
-
usually simply implied in
certain vowel digraphs óe (> adha), ua (> ogha).
Correption is the
shortening of a long
vowel before a
short vowel in hiatus. Diphthong...
- of zinc. The name
calamine was
derived from
lapis calaminaris, a
Latin correption of Gr****
cadmia (καδμία), the old name for zinc ores in general. The name...
- one
syllable without change in writing) Synaeresis—opposite
Diaeresis Correption Gr**** συναλοιφή (or συναλιφή), from συναλείφω: συν- "together" and ἀλείφω...
- syllable, and
certain other lengthening and
shortening rules (such as
correption) can
create long or
short syllables in
contexts where one
would expect...
- NY
Times (27
February 2003) "Goh Kun" -
Bloomberg Businessw**** (1 July 2001) "Seoul's Web of Anti-
Correption" -
Bloomberg Businessw**** (24 June 2001)...
-
which a long
vowel before a
short vowel is not
shortened (absence of epic
correption). In the
table below the
scansion of the
examples is
shown with the breve...
- syllable, and
certain other lengthening and
shortening rules (such as
correption) can
create long or
short syllables in
contexts where one
would expect...
- man',
which is
scanned | – u u | – u u |. This is
called "Epic
Correption."
Correption is also
sometimes found within a word, e.g. ὑιός u –, τουτουί –...
