Re: Fun?! (correction [Re: Weeping])

From: g
Message: 29774
Date: 2004-01-18

> The substratum word "brad" (`fir-tree`) is indeed supposed to have
>analogically rebuilt the singular in /d/ from the plural form.

A similar thing in <copac> [ko-'pak] "tree", plural <copaci> [ko-'patS].
But not too long ago (circa 150-200 years ago) still in use the initial
form singular <copaci>, with art. <copaciul>. Today, the average
Romanian native-speaker will react upon hearing <copaciul> "It's
wrong!" (IIRC, the same applyes to <papuc>, <papuci>)

> Marius Iacomi

George