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N added to Greek words ending in a short vowel to lengthen it “by position,” and “l” added to French words beginning with a vowel

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when they follow a word ending with a vowel (as si lʹon for si on), is called N or L “ephelcysʹtic” (tagged-on); Greek, epi helko. (See Marks in Grammar.)

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Mysterious Three (The)
N
N
N
N
N added to Greek words ending in a short vowel to lengthen it “by position,” and “l” added to French words beginning with a vowel
N. H
nth, or nth plus One
Nab
Nab
Nab-man
Nabo or Nebo
Nabob (generally called Nabob)
Nabonassar or Nebo-adon-Assur
Naboth’s Vineyard
Nadab