Re: dhuga:ter

There are only two possibilities for explaining those data.

1 )Two words were in circulation; and for unknown reasons the stem with -k
was preferred for the nominative singular; or

2) 'laryngeal' hardening of a stem ending in a 'laryngeal' in a given
phonotactic situations.


Of the two, the second is the far more probable.


You have proved your case as far as I am concerned.


Now, do you ever do salmon?

Just kidding.


Patrick

----- Original Message -----
From: "Miguel Carrasquer Vidal" <miguelc@...>
To: <cybalist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 3:33 PM
Subject: Re: [tied] Re: dhuga:ter


> On Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:06:44 -0500, "Patrick Ryan"
> <proto-language@...> wrote:
>
> >I mean it is easier to understand [G] or [x] hardening to [k] than [?].
>
> True, but [?s] > [ks] is certainly not impossible.
>
> >Also, are you going to be able to give me the actual Latin accusative and
> >nominative plural of <senex>?
>
> Ah, I must've missed you asking that.
>
>
> N senex, A senem, G senis, D seni:, Ab. sene;
> pl. NA sene:s, G senum, DAb senibus.
>
>
> =======================
> Miguel Carrasquer Vidal
> miguelc@...
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