Kids (was: correction [Re: Weeping])

From: Richard Wordingham
Message: 29762
Date: 2004-01-18

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "alex" <alxmoeller@...> wrote:
> tolgs001 wrote:
> > george.st wrote:
> >
> >> ied, iezi "lamb"
> >
> > Sorr: not "lamb", but "kid" (young goat).
> >
> > George
>
> a propos "ied" versus "brad". Here is the most funny analysis. For
> "brad" it is supposed that the singular is made analogical from the
> plural "brazi" because of the Albanian word which request an "z"
> For "ied" there is not supposed anymore that there is a sg. remade
too
> analogical because of Alb. word, but this should derive direct from
> "haedus".
> I love the linguistic,it allows a lot:-)

Perhaps _iezi_ (< haedi:) is the form that children learn, and they
consistently analogically form the singular _ied_, just as their
parents did.

Richard.