Re: [tied] Re: Romanian Development of /st/ (was: Against ... 'Alba

Richard Wordingham wrote:

>> the final -iu has been simplified in "u". The forms "-iu" has been
>> keept until almost XVIII century:
>> macellarius > m�celariu , modern Rom. m�celar
>
> Is -rie- (one syllable) attested in words like _greu_? As far as I
> can tell, in modern Romanian the vowels of -rie- are in separate
> syllables.
>
> Richard.

I never seen a such mentions. That seems to be just one of Miguels babies.
There is not a such thing I should be aware of it.

Alex