Re: [tied] latin esse

On Sat, 22 Feb 2003 22:53:34 +0100, "alex_lycos" <altamix@...>
wrote:

>Miguel, the latin form for "es,est" . Is there a short /e/ or a long
>/e/?
>"es", "est", "estis" are they with a short or with a long vowel?
>
>The same for the whole conjugation of imperfect indicative:
>eram ,eras ,erat ,eramus ,eratis ,erant
>Are they with long /e/ or with short /e /?

All short.

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