§112. Exercises, Chapter 17
A.Write in Greek the 1st or 2nd declension noun that forms the first element in each of the following compounds, and provide its English meaning:
e.g., | phonology | φωνη | voice |
1. | anthropology | ____________________ | ____________________ |
2. | geometry | ____________________ | ____________________ |
3. | demography | ____________________ | ____________________ |
4. | theosophy | ____________________ | ____________________ |
5. | ecology | ____________________ | ____________________ |
6. | ophthalmology | ____________________ | ____________________ |
7. | organology | ____________________ | ____________________ |
8. | cardiography | ____________________ | ____________________ |
9. | technocracy | ____________________ | ____________________ |
10. | zoology | ____________________ | ____________________ |
11. | psychometric | ____________________ | ____________________ |
12. | osteopathy | ____________________ | ____________________ |
B.Using a dictionary if necessary, give the etymological meaning of the following:
e.g., | lithography | stone writing |
1. | etymology | ______________________________ |
2. | chronometry | ______________________________ |
3. | bibliomania | ______________________________ |
4. | economy | ______________________________ |
5. | telescopy | ______________________________ |
6. | oligarchy | ______________________________ |
7. | necromancy | ______________________________ |
8. | philosophy | ______________________________ |
For Key to Exercises (Greek), see Appendix III.