From: tgpedersen
Message: 47445
Date: 2007-02-14
>OK, so what you want is a word with a set of case forms, which on the
> On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 23:25:04 -0000, "tgpedersen"
> <tgpedersen@...> wrote:
>
> >--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Miguel Carrasquer Vidal <miguelc@>
> >wrote:
> >>
> >> On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 19:41:30 -0000, "tgpedersen"
> >> <tgpedersen@> wrote:
> >>
> >> >Now suppose the PIE *-(u)d was a case (singulative? partitive?)
> >> >among others in a paradigm (in the sg.); once it became an
> >> >independent word, it would have to base its oblique cases on
> >> >whatever stem was available, ie. the nom. one in *-(u)d. So it's
> >> >pretty likely.
> >>
> >> Can you give an example of a word built upon a former case
> >> form?
> >
> >
> >One example is Estonian
> >[...]
>
> No, that's not an example of a word (<vihik>) built on a
> former case form.
>
> >Another is Mordvin
> >[...]
>
> And neither is this. The word <moda> is not built on another
> case form.
>
> Case forms built on other case forms (with definite markers
> thrown in, if you will) are a dime a dozen. Your claim for
> pecud- was something quite different.
>