Enkilia
Enkilia intestina omnia, hec ubi .n. precedit .k. per .g. greci scribunt quod sequente .k. sonum littere .n. assumit in prolatione.
Apparatus:
Enkilia ABC | Enkillia e | Enkalia f
omnia vbi .n. precedit AC | ubi n antecedit B e | n ubi anteced t f
.g. om. e
sequente (-quẽte B) ABC | sequenteʒ f
assumit AC e | assũit f | asũit B
prolatione AC | prolatõe B | prolatonem e | prolacõe f
Translation:
Enkilia denotes the whole of the intestines. In words, in which an /n/ precedes a /k/, the Greeks write the /n/ with the letter "g" {i.e. egkilia}, which then, due to the following /k/, takes on the pronunciation of the letter {= sound} /n/ {or more precisely IPA [ŋ]}.
Commentary:
Cf. Greek ἐγκοίλια /enkoília/ "intestines", a neuter pl. form of the adjective ἐγκοίλιος /enkoílios/, literally "in the belly". This is a compound of ἐν- /en-/ {here written ἐγ- /eg-/} "in, into" + κοιλία, /koilía/ "(the hollow of) the belly; the womb" < κοῖλος /koîlos/ "hollow(ed)".
Simon's form reflects a late Greek pronunciation, where the classical diphthong οι /oi/ is pronounced ι /i/ > /enkília/.
For an explanation why Greek ν {"n"} is written γ {"g"} before certain sounds see the appropriate section in G littera.
See also: Kilia
WilfGunther 22:39, 22 July 2014 (BST)
