Annoying. Abbrvs. in Pers. Dict.

[Parthenophilus]

It would be helpful when using Perseus to know what some of the abbreviations mean. If there is a list of them on the site I have been unable to find it. Here are some examples of abbreviations that bug me:

The "v" and the "a" in,

ăgo , ēgi, actum, 3, v. a.

and

porto , ?vi, ?tum, v. freq. a.

Also, I often see:

Lit. (literal?)
Transf. (acquired non-literal meaning?)
Prop. (?)
Trop. (?)
Meton. (?)
Absol. (?)
Act.
Neutr.

I get the idea that these last two refer to transitive and intransitive verbs.

Does anybody here know anything about dictionaries?

[edonnelly]

Try this:

http://geryon.perseus.tufts.edu/data/%5 ... bbrevs.txt

or, try the original, and extremely large, scan:

http://geryon.perseus.tufts.edu/data/%5 ... bbrevs.tif

(Not really sure where I first found these).

[Parthenophilus]

Wow, thanks. Now all I have to do is find out what all those terms mean!

[Lucus Eques]

www.webster.com

I find it very helpful.