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2 zor.sfittqrcov^ 2 perf. fiifiagrta, pres. fKXQTtTca, 



2 aor. 2 perf. Mla/nta, pres. l&ii-Tto), 



2 aor. snXjjyov, 2 perf. Ttinlrjyu, pres. Tr^TJaaw. 



2 aor. £(?^ri^o;', 2 pert.^s^g'i&a, pres. (9?t^w. 



The Latin language exhibits examples not only of a, but of other 



vowels, made and continued long by position ; as, lamho, pret. Iambi; 



verto, pret. verti ; mordi, pret. momordi ; curro, pret. cucurri. 



Class II. 



This class includes verbs whose radical vowel « is^changed in the 

 course of inflection into other vowels. ' 



2 aor, ejQanov, 2 perf. TSTgorta, pres. TgiTtca. 



2 aor. slsyov, 2 perf. Uloya, pres. Uyco. 



2 aor. Ma§j£oy, 2 perf. didogna, pres- 5^?3<a>. 



2 aor. Eai&li^v, 2 perf. scrTola, pres. CTTeAAw- 



2 aor. eTct/uov, 2 perf. rirofia, pres. tef^vo}. 



2 aor. sxTavov, 2 perf. e^trova, "pres. 'xrelpo). 



2 aor. tq)d-u.gi]v, 2 perf. tq>&oga, pres. <f>&slga). 



This second class has a striking analogy to the I, and II. Teutonic 

 conjugations ; as, 



CONJUGATION I. 



Goth, past ira^, part, brukans, . pres. hrlka. 



Germ, past brack, part, gebrochen^ pres. breche. 



Eng. past brake, part, broken, pres. break. 



CONJUGATION II. 



Goth, past 7ia/p, part, hulpdns, pres. hilpa. 



Germ, past ^a//, part, geholfen, pres. helfe. 



Eng. past Ao/p, part, holpen, pres. ^eZp. 



This second class of Greek verbs, like the I. and II. Teutonic con- 

 jugations, has its radical vowel usually cither preceded or followed 

 by a liquid. 



Class III 

 This class includes verbs whose radical vowel «, i, v, is lengthened 



or doubled in certain tenses, y being equivalent to double «. 



2 aor. sxgayov, perf. HBngaya, pres. xg&'Cfi). 



2 aor. exlayov, perf. y.iy.lriya, pres. sfAd^oj. 



2 aor. sTuxTjv, perf. leTvxu, pres. ttjxw. 



2 aor. edaxov, perf. Sedi]xa, pres. S&xpw. 



2 aor. 'eqiarov, perf. nscpijva, pres. qxxlvca. 



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