“Latin Compounds”

Compound Words in Latin

     A compound word is one that contains two or more significant word elements.  The word elements may be stems, modifications of stems, particles, or entire words.

     This tutorial provides instructions for the composition of Latin compound words from other Latin words.  The instructions describe the most common procedures.  Exceptions and irregularities are common, so the reader must understand that not every known rule known is listed in this tutorial.

1. Two Groups of Compound Words in Latin
   1. Stem Compounds
      1. Three Types of Stem Compounds
      2. Two Main Parts of a Stem Compound
      3. Combining the Parts of a Stem Compound
         1. First Part of a Stem Compound
            1. Latin Substantives
            2. Latin Adjectives
            3. Latin Verbs
            4. Special Combining Forms
         2. Second Part
            1. Nominative Form or Principal Part
            2. Inseparable Second Parts
               1. In Compounded Substantives
               2. In Compounded Adjectives
               3. In Compounded Verbs
            3. Special Terminations
   2. Syntactic Compounds
      1. Cases Forms
      2. Particles
      3. Inseparable Parts
2. Vocabulary
3. Bibliography

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