Re: [tied] Genitive/Thematic confusion: (was: The Rise of Feminines)

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Miguel Carrasquer <mcv@...> wrote:

> >Lithuanian -ùs seems to reflect *-o:ms, but that may also
> >reflect lengthening before *-Ns (cf. i-stem acc.pl. -ìs).
> >the same goes for Slavic (o-stem -y < -u:Nh, but i-stem -i <
> >-i:Nh) and Vedic (o-stem -a:n(s), i-stem -i:n(s)).

If vowels were generally lengthened before -Ns in Indo-Iranian it
should also appear with other cases of -Ns than the accusative
plural. It does not do that, so I infer that the length of acc.pl. -
a:n is inherited. So I posit IE *-o:ns or *-o:ms. I don't like the
simplicity of this: what did I miss?

Jens