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cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Miguel Carrasquer <mcv@...> wrote:
> On Thu, 05 Feb 2004 12:13:55 +0000, altamix <alxmoeller@...> wrote:
> >of the Romanist from you:
> >-because of "zi" and not the expected "ze"
>
> *What* expected "ze"?
>
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> Miguel Carrasquer Vidal
> mcv@...
To mention your own words, the "z" from "di" is via "dj" which can
appear in that posiion just due diphtongation of /i/ to /ie/; the /i/
of the diphtong /ie/ palatalises the /d/ and become absorbed by this,
remaining just an /e/; this /e/ can remain /e/ or diphtongues again
if in the next syllable is an /ã/ or an /e/
OK, the infinitive form is "a zice"
Latin di:ce(re) > PBR *dice > *diece > *dz'ece > *zece
From this *zece the regular expected form should have been in actualy
Romanian *zeacã/*zeac^e
Instead of this we have an "zice" which appears to be a false friend
with Romance "dice".
Alex