Re: [tied] taurus, Stier and s movable

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "alexandru_mg3" <alexandru_mg3@...>
wrote:

>
> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "alexandru_mg3" <alexandru_mg3@>
> wrote:
> >
> > --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Piotr Gasiorowski <gpiotr@>

wrote:

> > >
> > > On 2007-05-02 20:34, alexandru_mg3 wrote:
> > >
> > > > If so, PIE *-ro- would have the same meaning as the English -

ny-

> > > > s-teu-ro- <-> thorn-ny?
> > >
> > > There is no "English -ny-"; the actual suffix (forming

adjectives

> > from
> > > NOUNS) is -y- (thorn-y < OE þorn-ig). X-y means 'like an
> X', 'full of
> > > X-es' and the like.
> > >
> > > Piotr
> > >
> >
> > Sorry, you are right...
> >
> > ======================================
> > PIE *X-ro has the meaning "Eng. X-y"
> > ======================================
> >
> > Examples: PAlb/Dacian?
> > bardzra: -> 'full-of White'
> > c^wa:ra: -> 'full-of Black'
> >
> > PIE *s-teu-ro -> etc...
> >
> > Marius
> >
>
> X-ro => 'having the quality of the thing metioned' <-> Eng. X-y
>
> bardzra: and cwa:ra: are likes cloudy, rainy, fatty, thirsty, greeny
>
> Marius
>

Maybe is not a bad idea to find english equivalent suffixes for all
the PIE suffixes?

1. PIE *X-men => Eng. X-ful (beautiful, helpful, useful, thankful)
2. PIE *X-ro => Eng. X-y

etc...

Marius