# Περὶ ὀρθογραφίας 14.5-6

Aelius Herodianus, Περὶ ὀρθογραφίας, 14.5 to 14.6. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/aelius-herodianus/text-28/14.5

E. M. 483, 4: Κάειρα: τὸ εἰρά καὶ τὸ Κάειρα ἀμφιβάλλονται· ὥϲπερ δὲ ἀπὸ τοῦ μάκαρ μάκαροϲ γίνεται μάκαιρα, αὕτω καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ Κάρ Καρόϲ γίνεται Καῖρα καὶ κατὰ διάλυϲιν Κάϊρα καὶ τῷ λόγῳ τῶν εἰϲ ρα θηλυκῶν Κάειρα διὰ τῆϲ ει διφθόγγου. His locis comparatis sic fere Herodianum in Orhographia. praecepisse exisimaverim:

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Herodianus, Περὶ ὀρθογραφίας, ed. August Lentz. Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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