[tied] Re: Indo-Iranian Vowel Collapse (was: IIr 2nd Palatalisation)

> The nom.pl. <cildru> (beside <cild>) and gen.pl. <cildra> indicate

an

> iz-neuter, which of course doesn't necessarily mean that the

formation

> goes all the way back to PGmc. It may have arisen on the analogy of
> *kilbiz-. The modern plural represents a Middle English reflex of
> <cildru> plus the weak-noun plural ending, which was often slapped

on

> minor-declension plurals for good measure.
>

It has pl. -er in both German and Dutch: Kinder, kinderen


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