New Latin Grammar eBook

Charles Edwin Bennett
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 322 pages of information about New Latin Grammar.

New Latin Grammar eBook

Charles Edwin Bennett
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 322 pages of information about New Latin Grammar.
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II.  PROPER NAMES.

373. 1.  The name of a Roman citizen regularly consisted of three parts:  the praenomen (or given name), the nomen (name of the gens or clan), and the cognomen (family name).  Such a typical name is exemplied by Marcus Tullius Cicero, in which Marcus is the praenomen, Tullius the nomen, and Cicero the cognomen.  Sometimes a second cognomen (in later Latin called an agnomen) is added—­expecially in honor of military achievements; as,—­

    Gaius Cornelius Scipio Africanus.

2.  ABBREVIATIONS OF PROPER NAMES.

A.  = Aulus.               Mam.  = Mamercus. 
App.  = Appius.                N.  = Numerius. 
C.  = Gaius.                 P.  = Publius. 
Cn.  = Gnaeus.                Q.  = Quintus. 
D.  = Decimus.             Sex.  = Sextus. 
K.  = Kaeso.               Ser.  = Servius. 
L.  = Lucius.               Sp.  = Spurius. 
M.  = Marcus.                T.  = Titus. 
M’.  = Manius.               Ti.  = Tiberius.

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III.  FIGURES OF SYNTAX AND RHETORIC.

A. Figures of Syntax.

374. 1.  Ellipsis is the omission of one or more words; as,—­

    quid multa, why (should I say) much?

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