Re: [tied] Definite adjectives: correction

On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 16:55:54 +0100, Mate Kapovic <mkapovic@...> wrote:

>There cannot be any difference between *-i and *-y endings because *i and *y
>is one and same vowel the difference between *i and *y being only in
>position (allophones).

I don't think so.

>Also, you are trying to solve a Slavic problem by
>projecting it to the PIE level which is clearly wrong seeing that Baltic
>shows no such difference, cf. Lith. fem. D. sg. -ai

As Sergejus showed, the Lith. fem. dative has circumflex, but the locative
had acute. Both can be reconstructed with a long vowel (*-a:i).

>and masc. n. pl. -ai which are the same.

Not the adjectival nom.pl. in -ì.


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