Re: [tied] Re: Alb. suffix "-oj"

From: alex
Message: 27449
Date: 2003-11-20

Peter P wrote:
> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "alex" <alxmoeller@...> wrote:
>
>>> 19-11-03 21:51, alex wrote:
>
> In this case the word "mânã"
>> (hand) must derive from an older *manu with change of the gendre
>> (why?); here appers this is no speculation of me since the latin
>> word was "manus".
>>
>>
>> Alex
>
> Is "mânã" masculine??
> Manus is a 4th declension feminine noun meaning hand in Latin.
>
> Peter P
>

no, it is feminine. As Miguel pointed out, there is a change of suffix
for keeping it femine. The "why" in my initial post was regarding the
change of "u" to "ã" in Rom. Appologise for building so bad the initial
sentence.

Alex