First Latin Lessons
Containing the Most Important Parts of the Grammar of the Latin Language, Together With Appropriate Exercises in the Translating and Writing of Latin, for the Use of Beginners
1st Edition
Published on 27. November 2019
978-0-243-65765-0 (ISBN)
Description
Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. III. The reason Of no capital y appearing in Latin is simply this: every Greek word beginning with an upsilon has that upsilon aspirated, that is, pronounced as if com mehoing with an it, hence no word in Latin can begin with a y, but must always commence with by.
