Re: ka and k^a [was: [tied] *kW- "?"]

On Mon, 26 Sep 2005 19:35:04 +0200 (CEST), Mate Kapović
<mkapovic@...> wrote:

>Just a quick thought - couldn't the a/a: in OI be secondary to a/a: in
>cases like pa:t, pá:dam, padás or such? Wouldn't the pattern a:/i be a wee
>bit too aberrant?

It's common enough in verbs, but you're right that I can't
think of any examples of a: ~ i alternation in nouns.

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Miguel Carrasquer Vidal
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