Re: [tied] PIE suffix *-ro - 'similar-with'

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From: "tgpedersen" <tgpedersen@...>
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Subject: Re: [tied] PIE suffix *-ro - 'similar-with'


>
> > > How about this: -r is the endingless locative of n-stems. That
> takes
> > > care of the Germanic 'locatives' in -r (here, there etc) too.
> > >
> > >
> > > Torsten
> >
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> > Patrick:
> >
> > If it is 'endingless', in what sense can it be a 'locative'?
>
> 'locative' is meant to designate function, not the form. 'endingless
> locatives' are well-known in IE.
>
>
> >
> > Take your choice: an 'indefinite' or a 'definite'. What works better?
> >
>
> ???
>
>
> Torsten

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Patrick:

If a change from -*n to -*r is used for a locative, does that not, is some
small way, suggest an 'ending'?

I have toyed with the idea that the -*r/-*n variation is not phonological
but rather semantic: 'any' vs. 'the'.

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