Re: Roumania...
| From: | Irina Rempt <ira@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, April 13, 1999, 21:04 |
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On Tue, 13 Apr 1999, P. M. ARKTAYG wrote:
> I've got something about the adjective _roma>na(_. Earlier it sounded
> _rumi>na(_ and even earlier _rumi>neasca(_.
The form _roma^nesc_ is still in use; it means, not surprisingly,
"Romanian", but applied to other things than people and the language,
like _muzica roma^neasca*_ (* standing for the little "u" on top of
the a that makes it into an almost-shwa) "Romanian music". _Muzica
roma^na*_ would mean "music in the Romanian language".
Irina
Varsinen an laynynay, saraz no arlet rastinay.
irina@rempt.xs4all.nl (myself)
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