SUPPLEMENT. 
Pronouncing Dictionary—continued. 
Scna’-rz-A. This word is a late Latin one, occurring in 
the work of Walafrid Strabo, and should therefore not be 
italicised. 
Scun-RAN’-THUS. The first syllable long, from the 
Greek scléris («xAnpés) hard. 
Srec-a’-LteE. The Latin Sécdle: it is sometimes wrongly 
pronounced Sec’-7l-e, and sometimes in two syllables 
exactly like the English sea-kale. 
Sep’-um. The first syllable is almost always sounded 
with a long e,and is so given in many books; but the Latin 
word used by Pliny is Sedum. 
SE-MI-A-LA’-TA. The Latin sé@mi, half, like the corre- 
sponding Greek Hémi (which see among the Root-words), 
has the first syllable long. 
Sen-Ec’-i-o. This is an old Latin word used by Pliny, 
and has the second syllable short. 
sE-TA’-cE-A. This and several words beginning with 
the same letters come from the Latin séta (a bristle). 
Compare breviséta. 
Srp-n-r1’-T1s. See Sidéros (iron). 
Srpx’-o. See Siphon, siphonds (a reed, tube). 
Sipa-oc-aAm’-pyt-os. See Siphon, siphonds 
tube) and Camp¥lés (curved). 
S1-rToc-o’-pi-um. See Sités (Wheat). 
So-nn’-na. See Solén (a pipe). 
SopnH’-i-a. See p. 347. This is the Greek sdphia 
(copia), wisdom. Lindley and Hooker give Sophi’-a 
wrongly; but Alcock corrects the form into Soph’-ia in 
his “ Additions and Corrections.’’ 
So-Roc-EPH’-AL-us. See Sorés (a heap). 
SPATH-A’-ch-A. See Spatké (a blade, flower-sheath). 
SpER-MAC-0’-cE. From acdcé (axéxn). Compare Ac-o’- 
kan-the’-ra, p. 277. 
SPH®R-OTH-E’-LE. 
SPHE-NAN’-DRA. 
(a reed, 
See Thelé (a teat). 
See Sphen, sphénis (a wedge). 
Spr-Lan’-THES. See Spilds (a spot). 
Spi-rm’-a. See Spira or speira (a coil). 
SPOR-AD-OC-AR’-puM. From the Greek spdris, spirdédis 
(cmopas, cropados), scattered. See Spirii (a seed). 
Sraca-¥-op-o0’-GOn. See Stiichys, stichYbs (an ear of corn). 
Sran’-Ley-A. Lindley thus gives the pronunciation of 
this name, in accordance with that of the surname from 
which it comes; but Wittstein and others, erroneously, 
Stan-ley’-a. See p. 348. 
SvapPH-yYL-k’-A. See Stiphylé (a cluster of grapes). 
Srn-mo’-pi-a. See Stemon (the warp, a stamen). 
Srpen-oc-ar’-pus. See Sténds (narrow). 
STEFH-AN-AN’-DRA. See Stéphos and Stéphine (a 
crown). 
sTI-PIT-A’-rum. See note on albo-stipes. 
SvoKes’-i-a. Even Lindley gives this Stokésia. 
full discussion of the word, see p. 348. 
Srrop’-tn-a. See Strobilés (a fir-cone). 
Sry-Lan’-pDRA. See Stylis (a pillar, style). The termina- 
tion -stylis, has been given as short all through the Pro- 
nouncing Dictionary, since the authors of the names in 
which it occurs held the old belief that the Latin stylus 
was the representative of the Greek stjlos (stiAos). This 
etymology has now been proved quite groundless, as stylus 
is a mistake for stilus, coming from the root stig (com- 
pare Vanicek, Lewis and Short, &c., sub voc.): in strict 
accuracy, therefore, the termination ought to be -stijlis. 
Su’-BeR, cork, has the first syllable long, the second 
short; from it comes 
SU-BER-O’-sA, corky, which is pronounced similarly, and 
which differs completely from 
SUB-E-RO’-SA, slightly indented; this has the first 
syllable short, the second long. See Martyn, sub voc. 
Sy-Kes’-i-a. Delete the first hyphen. See also discus- 
sion of the word on p. 348. : 
Syn-Ar’-RHEN-A. See Arrhén, arrhénds or arrénis (a male). 
Sy-rine’-a. See Syrinx, syringés (a pipe). 
Tuerc’-a. This generic name comes from the Malabar 
For a 
| five following words on p. 343 are long. 
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Pronouncing Dictionary—continued. 
theka or tekka, which is also seen in Tec’-ton-a; it is to be 
earefully distinguished from the Latin theca, Greek Thécé 
(@nKn), which see. 
Tur’-La. See Thélé (a teat). 
THE-LYG-ON’-E-H. See Thelys (female). 
Tue’-si-um. Better The-si’-wm. It is the Théseidn 
(@jceov) of |Theophrastus, Pliny’s Thésion (Lewis and 
Short). White and Riddle give Thés?tum, Withering, 
Lindley, and others, Théstum. 
THU-RIF-RA’-GA. This word, meaning odoriferous, is not 
connected with the -frdga in Savifraga. 
Tuym’-us. The Greek Thjjmos (@iuos), Thyme, has the 
first syllable short, and is thereby distinguished from 
thymos (@uuds), the soul. Althongh the quantity appears 
plainly in a well-known line of the Aneid: “ Fervet opus, 
redolentque thiimo fragrantia mella,’ Lindley and his 
followers all mistake the pronunciation of the word. 
TRa-cHyc-Ar’-Ppus. See Trachys (rough). 
Traq@’-i-a. See Trigiés (a he-goat). The name is really 
commemorative of Jerome Bock. See p. 348. 
Trica-an’-THA. See Thrix, trichés (hair). 
Tri’-T1c-um. The first syllable long (compare Alcock, 
“Additions and Corrections”), to be distinguished from 
Trit’-om-a. 
Trit’-om-a, the Greek ftrvtimos (rpitouwos), thrice-cut. 
See Tomé (a cut). Lindley, followed by MecNicoll, gives 
Tritoma; Wittstein and Glaser rightly T'ritéma. 
Trop-m’-oL-uM, A valgar rendering is Trop-@-o’-lum. 
Trop-1p’-i-a. See Tropis, trépidés (a keel). 
TUB-A’-TA. The w in fba (a trumpet) is short, and the 
words which contain t7ba should be pronounced differently 
from those formed from 
Tu’-BER, which has the first syllable long. 
Tyt-ocH-1’-Lus. See Tylis (a knot). 
Um-sit-1’-cus. Often pronounced as if it were “ Um- 
billy-cus.” 
U’-nepD-0. Few words could present less difficulty as to 
pronunziation. It comes from “us (one) and édo (I eat) 
—=since no one had the courage to eat a second—and the 
word Unédo itself is found in Pliny. Withering, who took 
much pa‘ns about pronunciation, gives it correctly; but 
Lindley, followed as usual by Alcock, Hooker, &c., have 
Unédo, and they have succeeded in making people say, 
‘“* You-need-oh.” 
U-roc-ys’-r1s. Sez Oura (a tail). 
Ur-ti’-ca. Often wrongly pronounced U7’-tic-a. It is 
so given by Lindley (in Paxton), and by Alcock, who 
afterwards correct2d it. 
Vac-cl’-Ni-um. The second syllable is long, as in 
Virgil’s “ Alba ligustra cadunt, vaccinia nigra leguntur.” 
vaa@’-ans. The first syllable is short, while the similar 
combination of letters in vaginalis, &e., is long. 
VeR-on-1’-cA. This medieval word is probably a Latin 
form of the Greek Béerdnzke (Bepovixn). (See Karl Pearson’s 
“Die Froniea.”) Many other derivations have been 
ascribed, such as the Arabie viroo nikoo (beautiful remem- 
brance)! Withering says quaintly, “In Veroni’ca the Ni 
is to be the accented syllable, and not the Ro, which is a 
common error.” Alcock, who adopts the derivation, hiera 
eicon (fept eikdéy), sacred image, follows him in this; 
Lindley, Hooker, &c., persist in the ‘‘ common erro>.”’ 
Ve-st-cA’-Ri-A. The first two syllables in this and the 
Taey are very 
frequently pronounced as if short. 
Waa’-neR-I. Delete the long mark over @ in this and 
three following words on p. 344. The w in words derived 
from German proper names is generally sounded as our v. 
XE-RAN’-DRA. See XGéros (dry). 
XipuH-1p’-i-um. See Xiphés (a sword). 
Xyu-ac-an’-THA. See Xylbn (wood). 
Za’-mi-A. See Zemia (loss). 
Zo-svte’-RA. See Zoster (a belt). 
ZYG-AD-E’-Nus. See Z¥gin (a yoke). 
