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cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Joao S. Lopes" <josimo70@...> wrote:
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> What's the origin of masculine a-ending names in Latin? IE?
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> E.g.: Agrippa, Proca, agricola, Numa, etc.
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> Joao SL
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I guess it is a question of natural and gramatical gender. They are
gramatically feminine, but naturally masculine. It is also common in
Albanian: Kola, diminutive of Nicolas, Gjoka, augmentative of Gjon,
Gjika, augmentative of Gjin etc.
Konushevci