 | Charles Vallancey - Celtic languages - 1782 - 332 pages
...Sciopus and Carifius have remarked that a Syllable may be formed of two or three vowels, as aquae • yet Quintilian will not allow that three vowels can be united in one fyllable. But a fyllable of three vowels is eafy and natural in the Irim language. The Hebrews have the diphthong... | |
 | John Kelly - 1804 - 114 pages
...Sciopius and Cariiius have remarked, that a fyllable may be formed of two or three letters; as, aquae; yet Quintilian will not allow that three vowels can be •united' in one fyllable. But a fyllable of three vowels, nay of four, as rieau, &c. is eafy and natural to the Manks and Irifh,... | |
 | Bp. John O'Brien, Robert Daly, Michael McGinty - English language - 1832 - 534 pages
...tree ; Lat. caprifolium. Scioppius and Carisius have remarked that a syllable may be formed 455 cu either by one vowel or by two or three, as in the...not allow, that three vowels can be united in one syllable, and Terencian joins him in the same opinion: syllabam, says he, non invenimti-s ex tribus.... | |
 | John Kelly - Manx language - 1870 - 144 pages
...Sciopius and Carisius have remarked that a syllable may be formed of two or three vowels ; as, aquae ; yet Quintilian will not allow that three vowels can be united in one syllable. But asyllable of three vowels, nay of four, as rieau, &c., is easy and natural to the Manks... | |
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Carifius have remarked that a fyllable may be formed either by one vowel or by two or three , as in the word aquae ; &c. but Quintilian will not allow that three vowels can be united in one fyllable , & Terencian joins him in the fame opinion: fyllabam... 