Re: [tied] Germanic nominal declensions: n-stems

Just as an aside (and something to think about), the genetive in -n is also
in Old Hittite and some of the other Anatolian languages. It was replaced by
-as after that in many cases, possibly because of confusion with the
accusative.

>From: Miguel Carrasquer <mcv@...>
>
>On Thu, 17 Jul 2003 19:59:12 +0200, Miguel Carrasquer <mcv@...> wrote:
>
>
> >Sorted by Germanic vowel variants:
> >
> > /o[:]/ /e[:]/ /a/ /i/ /u/
> >N -o:/-oN -e:/-eN
> >A -anuN -inuN
> >G -enaz -iniz -(u)niz
> >D -ini -(u)ni
> >
> >N -aniz -iniz
> >A -anuNz -inuNz -(u)nuNz
> >G -eno:N -(u)no:N
> >D -umiz
>
>If it's really *-eno:N in the Gpl., then it should also be *-(o)no:N.
>Also, before -u (as Piotr said) we should take into account the possibility
>of /e/ and /o/ (at least in OE):
>
> > /o[:]/ /e[:]/ /a/ /i/ /u/
> >N -o:/-oN -e:/-eN
> >A (-enuN) -anuN -inuN
> >G -enaz -iniz -(u)niz
> >D -ini -(u)ni
> >
> >N -aniz -iniz
> >A (-onuNz) (-enuNz) -anuNz -inuNz -(u)nuNz
> >G -ono:N -eno:N
> >D -umiz
>
>=======================
>Miguel Carrasquer Vidal
>mcv@...

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