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,
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> Paul
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