Latin Elision Marker
Find mechanical Latin vowel-contact candidates; poetic elision still requires scansion.
Description
Latin poetic elision may occur at word boundaries with vowel contact, but scansion determines its actual realization.
Latin poetic elision may occur at word boundaries with vowel contact, but scansion determines its actual realization.1
Find mechanical Latin vowel-contact candidates; poetic elision still requires scansion.
When to use Latin Elision Marker
Use this tool to find mechanical Latin vowel-contact candidates; poetic elision still requires scansion.
Prepare the text or observed classification indicators requested. Select explicit transcription options where applicable.
How to use Latin Elision Marker and understand its results
- Prepare the text or observed classification indicators requested. Select explicit transcription options where applicable.
- Enter text using the field table and calculation rules, then run the tool.
- Read elisionPairs, candidateCount. The explanation below defines the units, signs, ordering and any flags or placeholder values.
- If the tool reports an input issue, correct the values and run it again. Apply the stated assumptions when interpreting a successfully returned result.
| Input field | Meaning | Value type; see rules below | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| text | Latin verse text | string | Required |
Paste nonblank text. Split trimmed whitespace words and find case-insensitive matching adjacent pairs; return original pairs and count.
candidate=word ends [aeiouy]m? and next starts h?[aeiouy] Units, indexing, boundary conditions and exceptional cases are defined in the calculation rules above.
| Output field | Meaning | Value type |
|---|---|---|
| elisionPairs | Candidate word pairs | list of string |
| candidateCount | Candidate count | integer; minimum: 0 |
{
"input": {
"text": "multum ille et terris"
},
"output": {
"elisionPairs": [
"multum ille",
"ille et"
],
"candidateCount": 2
}
}Limitations and assumptions
Punctuation, macrons and meter are not normalized. The pattern does not prove elision or perform scansion.
Numeric inputs, where present, must be finite. Follow the calculation-specific rules for overflow, underflow and exceptional cases. Extremely large text inputs are rejected. Missing required fields, extra fields, wrong value types and violations of the calculation rules are input errors.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Use Greek Diacritic Analyzer: Count Greek accent and breathing marks after canonical Unicode decomposition. For a complementary task, use Inscription Letter Normalizer: Apply caller-selected mechanical V/U and I/J transcription mappings.
References
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Latin Elision Marker — tool.io
Similar or alternative tools
- Greek Diacritic Analyzer
Count Greek accent and breathing marks after canonical Unicode decomposition.
- Inscription Letter Normalizer
Apply caller-selected mechanical V/U and I/J transcription mappings.