Re: [tied] IE genitive

From: alex_lycos
Message: 21062
Date: 2003-04-17

Jens Elmegaard Rasmussen wrote:
>> The expected genitive form is indeed as we find, *-ax-os (which
>> in eLIE would be *-&x-as, accented on the last syllable)
>> Afterall, such "feminine" stems did not end in a semivowel. They
>> also did not terminate in a thematic vowel. They belonged with
>> the athematic animate nouns such as *po:ts "foot" with gen
>> *pedos (eLIE *pa:ts/*pedas)
>>
>> I hope that all makes sense since I've been up for more than a day
>> now
>
> It looks familiar, that's the extent of the acceptance I will give it
>
> Jens


Well, I was thinking if there are some reflexes of a genitive stem in
"-is" or "-i" for words which in pl. ends in "-a".