From: Piotr Gasiorowski
Message: 19071
Date: 2003-02-23
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From: "alex_lycos" <altamix@...>
To: <cybalist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2003 9:11 AM
Subject: Re: [tied] latin esse
> >> eram ,eras ,erat ,eramus ,eratis ,erant
> >> Are they with long /e/ or with short /e /?
> >
> > All short
>
>
> Thank you Miguel.
> In some messages ago you and Piotr told me about the stress in Latin.I
> have to check but I suppose the stress is always on "e" in these words.
> Once again, thank you.
No, it's on /e/ in <éram>, <éra:s>, <érat> and <érant>, but in trisyllabic <erá:mus> and <erá:tis> the long-vowelled penultimate syllable attracts stress. Do check the rules again.
Piotr