Re: Meghean word; _aeohas_ "non-existence" (was: Common Orcish Article (Long))

On Wednesday, December 17, 2003, at 11:31 PM, Andreas Johansson wrote:

> Quoting Greg <greg.johnstons@...>:
>
>> You did indeed spell it correctly...unless Meghean is masculine?
>
> Meghean doesn't have gender categories, so I guess the French are free to
> treat it as whichever they prefer.
'twould be masculine - that's the 'default' gender for any foreign
borrowing
in French.

But BPJ is quite correct in making it feminine in:
"Meghean, la nouvelle langue méchante?"

The adjective agrees with _langue_ which, as _la nouvelle_ makes quite
clear, is feminine (< Latin: lingua).  The gender of Meghean is irrelevant.

Ray
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