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 CIRCUMFLEX ACCENT - ῶ - stands only on long vowels or diphthongs, and only occurs on the ultima or penult.  it will stand on a long penult only if the ultima is short.
-NOTE: All of this may have sounded very confusing, but I think it will become clearer as you see examples of various accents in Ancient Greek.
+The technical names of the accents that use the acute and grave are as follow:
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	1. Ultima - last syllable of a word (from Latin 'ultimus, a, um' - last)		1. Ultima - last syllable of a word (from Latin 'ultimus, a, um' - last)

	2. Penult - next-to-last syllable of a word (from Latin 'paene' + 'ultimus, a, um' - almost last)		2. Penult - next-to-last syllable of a word (from Latin 'paene' + 'ultimus, a, um' - almost last)

	3. Antepenult - third-to-last syllable of a word (from Latin 'ante' + 'paene' + 'ultimus, a, um' - before next-to-last)		3. Antepenult - third-to-last syllable of a word (from Latin 'ante' + 'paene' + 'ultimus, a, um' - before next-to-last)

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	You may notice the second mark after the breathing mark in the word ὕπνος. They are important for distinguishing the difference between words. There are three different types of accents in Ancient Greek. The acute, the circumflex, and the grave. Ancient Greek was originally a tonal language - this meant that the pitch of a word made a difference to its meaning. The acute accent used to indicate a higher pitch, the grave a lower pitch, and the circumflex a higher then immediately lower pitch. later they simply indicated on which syllable the emphasis landed.		You may notice the second mark after the breathing mark in the word ὕπνος. They are important for distinguishing the difference between words. There are three different types of accents in Ancient Greek. The acute, the circumflex, and the grave. Ancient Greek was originally a tonal language - this meant that the pitch of a word made a difference to its meaning. The acute accent used to indicate a higher pitch, the grave a lower pitch, and the circumflex a higher then immediately lower pitch. later they simply indicated on which syllable the emphasis landed.

	~~There are various rules concerning where an accent mark~~ will ~~fall:~~		First, you will need to know some important accentuation terminology.

	'''~~Acute:~~'''		1. Ultima - last syllable of a word (from Latin 'ultimus, a, um' - last)
	*It can be placed on both long and short vowels on any of the final three syllables.		2. Penult - next-to-last syllable of a word (from Latin 'paene' + 'ultimus, a, um' - almost last)
	*If the last syllable ~~is long~~, ~~it can only be placed on the final two syllables.~~		3. Antepenult - third-to-last syllable of a word (from Latin 'ante' + 'paene' + 'ultimus, a, um' - before next-to-last)
	*If the penult is long and the ultima is short, ~~it cannot go on the penult.~~

	~~'''Circumflex~~:~~'''~~		There are three accents in Ancient Greek:
	*It can only be placed on long vowels.
	*It can only be placed on the last two syllables.
	*It can only go on the penult if the ultima is short.

	~~'''Grave''':~~		ACUTE ACCENT - ά - may stand on any of the last three syllables, but stands on the antepenult only when the ultima is short.
	*Only ever exists when ~~replacing an acute accent on~~ the ultima ~~when another word follows immediately without any intervening punctuation~~.

	''~~Antepenult~~''~~= third last syllable~~ of a word		GRAVE ACCENT - ὰ - (pronounced 'gr-ah-v', not 'gr-ay-v') written instead of an acute when an acute would normally stand on the ultima but the word is followed by another word without any intervening punctuation.

	~~''Penult'' = second last syllable of~~ a ~~word~~		CIRCUMFLEX ACCENT - ῶ - stands only on long vowels or diphthongs, and only occurs on the ultima or penult. it will stand on a long penult only if the ultima is short.

	~~''Ultima'' = last syllable~~ of ~~a word~~		NOTE: All of this may have sounded very confusing, but I think it will become clearer as you see examples of various accents in Ancient Greek.

	~~'''NB:''' accents on words DO change to obey these rules~~, ~~eg. ἄνθρωπος becomes ἀνθρώπου when~~ it ~~goes from nominative to genitive, and οἶκος becomes οἴκου when it goes from nominative to genitive~~.
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	'''Exception'''		'''Exception'''

	~~These are present~~ only ~~when vowels are the first letter of the word except in the case of~~ the letter rho (ρ). If rho is the first letter of ~~the~~ word then it always has a rough breathing mark. This is why most English derived words such as rhinoceros, rheumatism, and rhododendron have the /rh/ in front.		The only consonant that takes a breathing mark is the letter rho (ρ). If rho is the first letter of a word then it always has a rough breathing mark. This is why most English derived words such as rhinoceros, rheumatism, and rhododendron have the /rh/ in front.

	== Accent Marks ==		== Accent Marks ==

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	== Accent Marks ==		== Accent Marks ==

	You may notice the second mark after the breathing mark in the word ὕπνος. They are ~~imporant~~ for distinguishing the difference between words. There are three different ~~typs~~ of accents in ~~ancient greek~~. The acute, the circumflex, and the ~~agrave~~. Ancient Greek was originally a tonal language - this meant that the pitch of a word made a difference to its meaning. The acute accent used to indicate a higher pitch, the ~~agrave~~ a lower pitch, and the circumflex a ~~hidher~~ then immediately lower pitch. later they simply indicated on which syllable the emphasis landed.		You may notice the second mark after the breathing mark in the word ὕπνος. They are important for distinguishing the difference between words. There are three different types of accents in Ancient Greek. The acute, the circumflex, and the grave. Ancient Greek was originally a tonal language - this meant that the pitch of a word made a difference to its meaning. The acute accent used to indicate a higher pitch, the grave a lower pitch, and the circumflex a higher then immediately lower pitch. later they simply indicated on which syllable the emphasis landed.

	There are various rules concerning where an accent mark will fall:		There are various rules concerning where an accent mark will fall:

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	*It can only go on the penult if the ultima is short.		*It can only go on the penult if the ultima is short.

	'''~~Agrave~~''':		'''Grave''':
	*Only ever exists when replacing an acute accent on the ultima when another word follows immediately without any intervening punctuation.		*Only ever exists when replacing an acute accent on the ultima when another word follows immediately without any intervening punctuation.

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	== Accent Marks ==		== Accent Marks ==

	You may notice the second mark after the breathing mark in the word ὕπνος. They are important for distinguishing the difference between words. There are three different types of accents in Ancient Greek. The acute, the circumflex, and the grave. Ancient Greek was originally a tonal language - this meant that the pitch of a word made a difference to its meaning. The acute accent used to indicate a higher pitch, the grave a lower pitch, and the circumflex a higher then immediately lower pitch. ~~later~~ they simply indicated on which syllable the emphasis landed.		You may notice the second mark after the breathing mark in the word ὕπνος. They are important for distinguishing the difference between words. There are three different types of accents in Ancient Greek. The acute, the circumflex, and the grave. Ancient Greek was originally a tonal language - this meant that the pitch of a word made a difference to its meaning. The acute accent used to indicate a higher pitch, the grave a lower pitch, and the circumflex a higher then immediately lower pitch. Later they simply indicated on which syllable the emphasis landed.

	First, you will need to know some important accentuation terminology.		First, you will need to know some important accentuation terminology.
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	The technical names of the accents that use the acute and grave are as follow:		The technical names of the accents that use the acute and grave are as follow:

	OXYTONE~~<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxytone</ref>~~ - Where the word is accented on the last syllable, or ultima.		OXYTONE - Where the word is accented on the last syllable, or ultima.

	PAROXYTONE~~<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroxytone</ref>~~ - Where the word is accented on the second to the last syllable, or penult.		PAROXYTONE - Where the word is accented on the second to the last syllable, or penult.

	PROPAROXYTONE~~<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proparoxytone</ref>~~ - Where the word is accented on the third to the last syllable, or antepenult		PROPAROXYTONE - Where the word is accented on the third to the last syllable, or antepenult

	Accents with the cirucmflex fall into two categories:		Accents with the cirucmflex fall into two categories:
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	PROPERISPOMENON - Where the word has the circumflex on the penult.		PROPERISPOMENON - Where the word has the circumflex on the penult.

	NOTE: All of this may have sounded very confusing, but I think it will become clearer as you see examples of various accents in Ancient Greek. The technical terms may take a little longer to learn and keep ~~straightl~~ however, their usage can and will dispell confusions when conversing about Greek accents.		NOTE: All of this may have sounded very confusing, but I think it will become clearer as you see examples of various accents in Ancient Greek. The technical terms may take a little longer to learn and keep straight however, their usage can and will dispell confusions when conversing about Greek accents. Also, you may be wondering why (or thanking the powers that be that) there are only three syllables upon which the accent can fall. This is a characteristic of all Indo-European languages.
	[[Category:Ancient Greek Language]]		[[Category:Ancient Greek Language]]