Greek Syllables, Accents, and Punctuation

Syllables

Names of last three:

Ultima-final syllable
Penult-next to last syllable
Antepenult-third from end syllable

Structure

V=vowel, C=consonant, s=sibilant (σ [s], ζ [z])
V, CV, VC, VV, CCV, CVC, VVC, CCVV, CVVC, CCVC, CVCC, CCVVC, sCCVC
((s)C(C))V(X)(C) where () is optional and X is either a consonant or vowel

Onset ((s)C1(C2))

Combinations:
βδ, βλ, βρ, γλ, γν, γρ, δρ, ζβ, θλ, θν, θρ, κλ, κν, κρ, κτ, μν, πλ, πν, πρ, πτ, σβ, σθ, σκ, σκλ, σμ, σπ, σπλ, στ, στρ, σφ, σφρ, σχ, τρ, φθ, φλ, φρ, χθ, χλ, χν, χρ
s=sibilant (σ [s], ζ [z])
C1=any consonant
C2=non-sibilant alveolars (λ [l], ν [n], ρ [r], (δ [d], τ [t] after stops), (θ [th] after fricatives))

Rhyme: V(V) -one or two vowels

Coda: ((C1)C2)

C1=γ [ng], ρ [r]
C2=σ [s], ν [n], ρ [r], κ [k], ξ [ks], ψ [ps], π [p], τ [t], λ [l]

Accents

Acute-rising (high) tone; can stand on any syllable
Circumflex-rising (high) and falling (low) tone; stands on long vowels only
Grave-falling (low) tone; on verbs stands on last syllable

The rising (high) tone on verbs can only stand three beats forward from the end of the word at most; short vowels get one beat; long vowels and diphthongs get two

Punctuation

Period = .
Colon = `
Comma = ,
Question Mark = ;

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