Latin accents

[JSSebastianoP]

I hope I’m posting this in the right place.
Anyway, I’ve studied Latin, unfortunatley under the “restored” Classical system with macra and everything…
So, my question is when is it appropriate to use accents (for stress indication) in Ecclesiastical Latin?

The system I think I’ve seen most is that accents are only placed on words with three or more syllables… But I’m not sure… Can someone help?

Vobiscum CHRISTI pax sit.

 

[tee_eff_em]

I hope I’m posting this in the right place.
Anyway, I’ve studied Latin, unfortunatley under the “restored” Classical system with macra and everything…
So, my question is when is it appropriate to use accents (for stress indication) in Ecclesiastical Latin?

The system I think I’ve seen most is that accents are only placed on words with three or more syllables… But I’m not sure… Can someone help?

Vobiscum CHRISTI pax sit.

That seems likely.

A word of two syllables is always accented on the first syllable, so no mark would be necessary.

In words of three or more syllables, the accent may fall on the penult (next-to-last syllable), or the antepenult (the syllable before the penult), so an accent mark would be used to clarify.

NB a two-syllable word is the degenerate case of the above: The first syllable *is *the penult, and naturally there is no antepenult.

tee

 

[AlexB]

I have spent a significant amount of time preparing Propers handouts for the EF, cross-checked against numerous sources, and what you say is correct: Accent marks are only used on words with three or more syllables.

The absence of accent marks can make reading Latin challenging. Example: The 2004 edition of the Enchiridion Indulgentiarum can be hard to pray.

 

[Solo1959]

That seems likely.

A word of two syllables is always accented on the first syllable, so no mark would be necessary.

In words of three or more syllables, the accent may fall on the penult (next-to-last syllable), or the antepenult (the syllable before the penult), so an accent mark would be used to clarify.

NB a two-syllable word is the degenerate case of the above: The first syllable *is *the penult, and naturally there is no antepenult.

tee

Your help required, an exception to every rule, I’m sure. This one is confusing to me because I try to pray it every night and I never knew the correct way to pronounce it.

This is a line from a prayer in Compline: “vigilántes,custódinos dormiéntés”
The last word, dormiéntés, has two accents where ever I’ve looked. How is this word pronounced? While I’m sure God knows what I’m trying to say, I’d like to say it properly. Thank you very much for your help.

Salva nos, Dómine,
-Keep us safe, Lord
vigilántes, custódinos dormiéntés;

• While we are awake, and guard us as we sleep
  ut vigilémus cum Christo,
  -So that we can keep watch with Christ
  et requiescámus in pace.
  -And rest in peace.

 

[JSSebastianoP]

Your help required, an exception to every rule, I’m sure. This one is confusing to me because I try to pray it every night and I never knew the correct way to pronounce it.

This is a line from a prayer in Compline: “vigilántes,custódinos dormiéntés”
The last word, dormiéntés, has two accents where ever I’ve looked. How is this word pronounced? While I’m sure God knows what I’m trying to say, I’d like to say it properly. Thank you very much for your help.

Salva nos, Dómine,
-Keep us safe, Lord
vigilántes, custódinos dormiéntés;

• While we are awake, and guard us as we sleep
  ut vigilémus cum Christo,
  -So that we can keep watch with Christ
  et requiescámus in pace.
  -And rest in peace.

A Latin word cannot be accented on the last syllable. So the accent on the second e is a typo. It should read “dormiéntes”.

CHRISTI pax.

 

[Solo1959]

A Latin word cannot be accented on the last syllable. So the accent on the second e is a typo. It should read “dormiéntes”.

CHRISTI pax.

Thank you!!! That has been bugging me for a long time. It turns out I was pronouncing it correctly, well, never having heard it properly pronounced, at least I guessed right on the accent.

It is now 11:10pm, going to use it now! Thank you again.

 

[JSSebastianoP]

Thank you!!! That has been bugging me for a long time. It turns out I was pronouncing it correctly, well, never having heard it properly pronounced, at least I guessed right on the accent.

It is now 11:10pm, going to use it now! Thank you again.

No problem.
You’re Welcome!

CHRISTI pax.