Re: [tied] Romance Neuter Nouns (was: Lat. -idus)

petegray wrote:

>> This Latin pattern [singular in -o, plural in -a] has been preserved
>> in
>> both Italian and >Romanian. ... The common innovation is that
>> adjectives qualifying
>> neuter plural nouns have the feminine plural form. Is there any
>> trace of this in Western Romance, or indeed in the western provinces
>> of the Empire?
>
> I can't think of any. And since the western languages generalise the
> -s plural, it would be no surprise if all traces of the plural in -a
> had disappeared.

But Peter, the same can be said about Eastern Romance. I mean, the same
argumentation. Since the eastern languages generalise the -i plural, why
do we find plural in "-a" in these languages? OK, I cannot speak for
Italian in this case but I speak for Romanian. So far I recall, just
"egg" has plural in "-�" and that is very curious.

> Peter

Alex




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