Talk:Glyconic

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Why are "longum" and "brevis" of different genders ? Puzzling. Also, here is "brevis in longo" again. What does it mean to say the last syllable "counts" as long? How do we know this, or refute someone who denies it? I suggest the reference should come out. Seadowns (talk) 10:55, 16 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Martin West discusses this in his article "Three topics in Greek metre". The Classical Quarterly, 32(2) (1982), 281–297, especially pp. 287–288 (available on JSTOR), quoting the ancient authorities, for example, Quintilian 9.4.93: neque enim ignoro in fine pro longa accipi brevem, quia videtur aliquid vacantis temporis ex eo quod insequitur accedere. But admittedly the matter is difficult. Kanjuzi (talk) 11:52, 16 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]