Re: [tied] taurus, Stier and s movable

From: alexandru_mg3
Message: 48438
Date: 2007-05-04

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Piotr Gasiorowski <gpiotr@...> wrote:
>
> On 2007-05-02 20:34, alexandru_mg3 wrote:
>
> > If so, PIE *-ro- would have the same meaning as the English -ny-
> > s-teu-ro- <-> thorn-ny?
>
> There is no "English -ny-"; the actual suffix (forming adjectives
from
> NOUNS) is -y- (thorn-y < OE þorn-ig). X-y means 'like an X', 'full of
> X-es' and the like.
>
> Piotr
>

Sorry, you are right...

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PIE *X-ro has the meaning "Eng. X-y"
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Examples: PAlb/Dacian?
bardzra: -> 'full-of White'
c^wa:ra: -> 'full-of Black'

PIE *s-teu-ro -> etc...

Marius