Re: latin viridis hmmm..

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Miguel Carrasquer <mcv@...> wrote:

> On Mon, 27 Jan 2003 21:18:43 +0100, alex_lycos <altamix@...>
> wrote:
> >Latin words with short /i/ in the words which are given by DEX to

be the

> >parent of Romanian words:

When testing the implementation of the rules for unstressed vowels, I
found a few problems in Alex's attempted counter-examples.

> >, attingo > atinge
>
> Before /nC/

Are we comparing corresponding inflected forms?

> >attineo > atsine
>
> Before /n/

Why /ts/ and not /tt/? Recompounded ad + teneo:?

> >audio > auzi,
>
> Audi:re has long /i:/.

Are we comparing corresponding inflected forms? (Audio: has
short /i/!)

Richard.