Re: d(e)rectum

From: altamix
Message: 30637
Date: 2004-02-04

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Richard Wordingham"

> > Aaaa , are you sure on what you write? "dãpãra". I must confese,
> > never heard about this word but I want to proove home in the
> > regionalism. For sure there is "nãpãrli" for loosing hair
> > and "jumuli" for this ominous "dãpãra".
> > What should *ra:ma:re means? is cognate with *ra:pa:na:re?
>
> Well, _dãpãra_ is in the on-line DEX ( dãpãra ). It isn't tagged
as
> a regionalism.
>
> Richard.

I see. DEX (printed edition) mentions if there is a reg. or not. I
will check once again home. I don't say it just for saying but I say
it since the word was unknown to me and that is enough reason to call
it myself as "unusual" and almost unused in the language. I don't
remember of any text which use that verb, maybe the other Rom. native
speakers will get their opinion as well here. It is a bit strange
because the action of "getting off" is made in Rom. usualy with "des-
/dez-" not with "dã-", thus I have had expected "despãra" ( which is
not dezbãra).
Anyway, it appears to me as regionalism. I check in DEX in evening as
well.

Alex