Re: PIE meaning of the Germanic dental preterit

On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 09:59:46 +0100, "fournet.arnaud"
<fournet.arnaud@...> wrote:

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>----- Original Message -----
>From: alexandru_mg3
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>Sorry please read:
>> Lith. baidy'ti < *bHoih-dHh1- 'to scare'
>> Marius
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>What does this -y- stand for ?
>Long what ?

Standard Lithuanian spelling for long /i:/ (in this case it
has an acute accent, which means the vowel is long and
falling; <y~> would be long and rising /i:/).

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Miguel Carrasquer Vidal
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