[*] 13. In some cases adjacent words, being pronounced together, are written as one:—
- ūnusquisque ( ūnus quisque ), sīquis ( sī quis ), quārē ( quā rē ), quamobrem (quam ob rem; cf. quās ob rēs), rēspūblica ( rēs pūblica ), iūsiūrandum ( iūs iūrandum ), paterfamiliās ( pater familiās ).
[*] Note.--Sometimes a slight change in pronunciation resulted, as, especially in the old poets, before est in homōst ( homō est ), perīculumst ( perīculum est ), ausust ( ausus est ), quālist ( quālis est ). Similarly there occur vīn', scīn' for vīsne , scīsne , sīs ( sī vīs ), sōdēs ( sī audēs ), sūltis ( sī vultis ). Compare in English somebody, to breakfast; he's, I've, thou'rt.