Re: [tied] Re: Alb. n. pl. endings -at/-t

Thanks a lot, Richard, for your feedback. It just comes to my mind
also Arabic <hayvan> 'animal' and plural <hayvan-at> 'animals' etc.

Konushevci

On 8/8/05, Richard Wordingham <richard.wordingham@...> wrote:
> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Abdullah Konushevci"
> <akonushevci@...> wrote:
> > Taking into consideration many Illyrian tribe names, like: Autariates,
> > Dalmates, Docleates, Dardaniates, Oseriates etc. I think that we have
> > to deal with double plural endings: first is inherited Illyrian one –
> > at and second, for these tribe names end in consonant, -es.
> > I doubt did this ending testifies about early connection of PIE
> > languages with Semitic languages, for, -at and –t is a plural or
> > feminine ending (cf. mahluk `being', but mahluk-at `beings').
>
> Indeed, more immediate connections that should be considered with the
> -atai suffix for Scythina ethnonyms or the Greek a-stem national/local
> names in -(i)te:s.
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> Richard.
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