Re: Roumán Part II - Nouns, Adjectives, and Pronouns

In a message dated 11/23/00 8:30:36 PM Pacific Standard Time,
fortytwo@GDN.NET writes:

<< Nouns can be masculine or feminine, and fall into 3 declensional
 classes.
 Class I
      S    P
 Abs  --   -as
 Erg  -a   -sa*, -ça* (ç used after n, l, r, *tsa -> ça)
 Gen  -ei  -áu

 Class II
      S    P
 Abs  -ous --*
 Erg  -ou  -so*, -ço*
 Gen  --*  -óu

 Class III
      S    P
 Abs  --   -eis
 Erg  -e   -eibos, -éis (free variation)
 Gen  -s   -o (-s added to a word ending in -t yields -ç)

    Where does the Ergative Come from? It looks sort of like a
combination of the Dative (or Ablative) and the Accusative.
If this is right, where does the -s- come from in the plural of
class 1 and 2 ?
    This is a really neat idea, I never thought of changing
latin this much! Very Cool

Elliott