Re: Lat. Rivus

>one p@...@u, or *p@...@nu [the word is attested even
>nowdays with [@] ([ã]) instead of [â] in both positions]. Under
>this form, the connection seems very plausible.

Indeed, in nowaday's Romanian, the variants "p@...@u"
and "par@..." continue to be much in use in extended areas
all over the country. So, there is not only "pârâu" /p1r1u/ (this
one being the variant used in the standard language).

> Marius Iacomi

George