I have this doubt for a long time: how should I pronunce the rough breathing when it is before a word that is elided?
νῦν > δ’ ἁ> θρόα πάντ’ ἀπέτεισε
The delta picks up the aspirate. Same with tau, only there the alphabet conveniently provides theta, its aspirated form. δ τ θ constitute a phonetic series; likewise β π φ and γ κ χ. English-speakers unwittingly aspirate τ π κ, and probably δ β γ too, so you may already be pronouncing it correctly (unless you’re chinese, as your handle might suggest).
W.S. Allen’s Vox Graeca is a useful resource.
Whether the word αθροος is in fact aspirated is another question. Aristarchus decreed it, rightly or wrongly.
Thank you for your answer.
You are right, I put a bad example choosing a word ending in δ, because I already pronounce δ with the breathing. I have the problem with other consonants before the breathing, here goes a random example:
σοὶ ἅμ᾽ ἕψεται,
Great, I will check it.
(unless you’re chinese, as your handle might suggest).
Hehe, I’m not, it is Mapuche.