Greek and Latin in Biological Nomenclature 15 



Means or Instrument 

 rpo- (-rpos, m., -rpa, f. , -rpov, n. ) primary or secondary verbal, 



feminine and neuter usually paroxytone: Sai-rpdj, knife; 



prj-rpa, agreement; fiaK-rpov, staff; ap-o-rpov, plough 

 -rXo- (-rXos, m. , -rXov, n. ) primary, usually paroxytone: av-rXos, 



bucket; x^-rXov, liquid 



(-TX?;, f. ) secondary verbal, usually paroxytone: e'^e'-rXr/, 



handle 

 -Opo- (-Opov, n. ) primary, usually paroxytone: ap-Opov, joint 



(-0pa, f . ) secondary verbal, usually paroxytone: Koi-/x7/-0pa, 



chamber 

 -0A.O- (-0X?;, f. , -0\ov, n. ) primary (or secondary?) paroxytone: 



0vs-6Xov, sacred implement; yeve-OXrj, race 

 -KO- (-KT), f. ) primary paroxytone: Orj-Kri, box 

 -ev- (cus, m. ) secondary verbal or denominative oxytone: 



eus, milkpail 



-yiiaT- (-/ML, n. ) primary or secondary, verbal (secondary rarely de- 

 nominative) accent recessive: </aay-/ta, palisade; o-w-^ta, 

 body; 8^-Xrj-fjM, bane 



-es- (-os, n. ) primary, mostly paroxytone: /?e'X-os, dart; IX-o?, 

 marsh 



-r-rjpvo- (-T-rjpiov, n. ) primary or secondary verbal proparoxytone : 



SiKacr-T^/Dtov, court house 

 ->- (-etov, n. ) primary or secondary denominative paroxytone: 



t/aX-etov, prairie 

 -wv- (-wv, m.) primary or secondary denominative oxytone: 



d/xTreX-civ, vineyard 

 -rpa- (-rpa, f. ) primary or secondary verbal paroxytone: TraXcu'-o-- 



rpa, place for wrestling 

 Action 



-TI- (-TIS, f. ) primary verbal, usually paroxytone: <^a-T, speech 

 -<rt- (-(TO, f. ) primary or secondary verbal, usually paroxytone: 



<v-0-is, nature; d<av-i-cr, disappearance 

 -ata- (-<ria, f. ) usually secondary verbal paroxytone: 8oa/ua-<rta, 



testing. 



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