Re: Optative? (was: Re: Development and Use of the Silindion Optative)
| From: | Philip Newton <philip.newton@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, August 3, 2004, 5:04 |
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On Mon, 2 Aug 2004 17:33:30 -0400, John Cowan <jcowan@...> wrote:
> ("Opoudjis" = "'opou'-guy" in Cretan dialect
Cretan? I thought he received the nickname in Thessaloniki from a local.
I think [dZ] for /dz/ is not unheard-of in Greek, especially in loan
words where that pronunciation would be etymologically appropriate.
Cheers,
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Philip Newton <philip.newton@...>