Re: Why -a in belga and celta?

Agricola has its -a from final laryngeal (according to de Saussure),
this cannot hold true for Celta and Belga. The main issue here is
whether one accepts gender opposition for PIE *-e-h2/4-stems more or
less like thematic stems or not, Anyway, Keltoi is attested beside
(and in opposition with) Keltai

2013/2/11, Joao S. Lopes <josimo70@...>:

> Is there an a-theme masculine in Celtic, like Latin agricola? Why not
> *belgus or *celtus?
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> Enviadas: Segunda-feira, 11 de Fevereiro de 2013 20:37
> Assunto: Re: [tied] Why -a in belga and celta?
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> What do You mean by 'etymological'?
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> 2013/2/11, Joao S. Lopes josimo70@...>:
>> Is there any etymological explanation for the a-ending in etnonyms belgae
>> and celtae, usually treated as masculine names?
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