Emperor Claudius introduced three additional letters to the Latin alphabet: Ⅎ, Ↄ, and Ⱶ.
What are some examples of the words in which these letters were used?
Nathaniel is protesting
11.1k4 gold badges37 silver badges113 bronze badges
asked Feb 27, 2016 at 11:16
-
3According to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudian_letters in all sorts of words. Are you looking for something more specific than what's written on Wikipedia?– EarthliŋFeb 27, 2016 at 12:34
-
Yes, I'd like to see more examples, e.g., does the letter Ⱶ occur in other environments than the ending -umus/-imus?– Sir CornflakesFeb 27, 2016 at 19:25
-
1I wonder whether this question might benefit from greater detail?– Joel DerfnerFeb 29, 2016 at 11:20
Add a comment
|
1 Answer
The last line of an AD 49 boundary stone uses the Ⅎ twice, representing the consonantal v:
The last line reads: ampliaℲit terminaℲitq[ue]. (Illustrated Introduction to Latin Epigraphy, 118).
According to John Wordsworth, a few other examples include:
VOℲIMVS, ℲOℲEMVS, ARℲALES, ARℲALIVM [...] BOℲE, IOℲI [...] ℲELINA, ℲIR
As for the Ⱶ, its use is largely restricted to words of Greek origin, according to Revilo P. Oliver:
He concludes:
Examples of the use of the letter, according to John Worsdsworth, include:
CⱵCNVS, BⱵBLIOTHECA, and once in GⱵBERNATOR
The remaining letter, Ↄ, has not been found in any published inscriptions, but based on the testimony of Priscian it was meant to represent the sound of bs and ps. (cf. Oliver and Wordsworth)
answered Mar 8, 2016 at 0:25