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xxiv ETYMOLOGICAL GLOSSARY OF

Oblique (Case). A name
given to all Cases but the
Subjective. By the Greeks
the Subjective form of a
Noun was regarded as erect,
and all the other forms as
fillinys or oblique deviations
from the Subjective.
Ordinal (Adjective) [L.
ordin-, "order"]. An Adjective, that answers to the
question " in what order."
Orthography [Gr. ortho,
"correct "; grapho, "I
write"]. The correct writing of words, i.e. correct
spelling. N.B. Not "calligraphy," " pretty writing."
Parenthesis [Gr. para,
"aside "; enthesis, "insertion"]. A word. phrase, or
sentence, inserted aside, or
by the way, in a sentence
complete without it.
Participle [L. particip-,
"participating "]. A form of
a Verb participating of the
nature of a Verb, and of the
nature of an Adjective.
Partitive [L.part-, "part "].
Denoting partition.
Passive (Voice) [L. pass-,
"suffering"]. The form of
a Verb in which the Subject
is supposed to suffer an action 1 (60).
Palatals. Letters whose
sounds are produced by the
palate: ch, j.
Perfect (Tense) [L. perfect-,
"complete"]. The Name
for the Latin Tense that has
to represent (owing to the
paucity of their Tenses) our

Indef. Past and Complete
Present.
Period (Gr. peri, " round ";
od-, "path "]. (1) The full,
rounded path of a complex
sentence, (2) a mark at the
end of a sentence.
Person [L. per, " through ";
son-, "sound;" hence, persona "a mask through which
an actor sounds; " ' an
actor's part in a play"].
'lhepartplayed in conversation, whether (1) speaking;
(2) spoken to; (3) spoken of
(79).
Personification. Endowing what is impersonal with
a Personal Character 2
Phrase [Gr. phrasis, a ' saying"]. A group of words
not expressing a statement,
question, or command (2:39).
Pluperfect (Tense) [L. plu-,
"lore; " perfect-, "conplete "], A?more than conzplete Tense. A Latin way'
of expressing the Complete
Past.
Plural (Number) [L. pbl-,
"more"]. The form of a
Noun that denotes more
than one (34-36).
Poetry [Gr. poietes, a
" maker"]. Language that
is artistically made, as distinguished from that which
is ordinarily written or
spoken.
Polysyllable [Gr. poly,
" malny 'j. A word of many
syllables.
Positive. The simple form
of an Adjective; so called

1 This definition is unsatisfactory, see Par. 60.
2 English Lessons for English People, page 131.