Re: long o: Nominative

>> Homeric do: appears to be a shortening from the regular do:ma. It is

found

>> only in nom and acc, and once as a plural in Hesiod.

>Is your knowledge of its occurrence in Hesiod from your ownership of his

writings? ..

No. It's from the big Liddel and Scott dictionary. Surprisingly, my
Homeric grammar doesn't mention it, nor does my big Greek grammar. But I
read Homer comfortably and often, and I meet the word frequently enough -
though only in the singular. Hesiod is on my to-do list, but I enjoy Homer
too much to move on.

>So it's not really a regular outcome, it's a short form then?

That's somebody's guess. I suppose you're welcome to make a different
guess.

Peter