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Re: My first romlang sentence

From:Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>
Date:Friday, February 25, 2005, 16:44
PB = Paul Bennett
CT = Christian Thalmann

PB> As I understand it, canis is a feminine noun in Latin.

CT> I'm afraid it's not.

PB> It isn't? I'll research it more thoroughly. It would go more quickly
PB> if someone could help me cut through the noise by offering some
PB> known-good URLs.

For Latin reference, I use the Perseus Project's online version of
Lewis and Short's dictionary.  Here's the entry for canis:

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0059%3Aentry%3D%236507

AFAICT, feminine nouns are marked f., neuter nouns are marked n., and absence of
such marking indicates masculine gender.

-Marcos
> Thanks, > > > Paul

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