Re: Basic vocabulary when starting a conlang

 "Thomas R. Wier" <trwier@...> writes:


>Okay, except that the stem is _de-_, followed by a
>thematic vowel -o-, which itself may be followed
>by the various declensional endings. (Or, the thematic
>vowel morph may be lost, e.g., in the genitive singular,
>_dei_, and the irregular dative plural _di:s_. In either
>case, the stem is _de-_.)
Strictly speaking the stem is the abstract form: *deiw=o- (where =o is the thematic vowel)

Elliott Lash