Gender...What!?

Richard Ghilardi qodeshlayhvh at juno.com
Thu Mar 29 19:03:16 EST 2001


Dear B-Greekers,

On Tue, 27 Mar 2001 13:32:16 -0700 "Wayne Leman" <wleman at mcn.net> writes:
 For example, here are Greek words with purely 
> grammatical
> gender (arbitrarily assigned during the linguistic history of the 
> Greek
> language):
> 
> NOMOS law (masc.)
> NOSOS disease (fem.)
> OIKOS house (masc.)
> PISTIS faith (fem.)
> DIKAIOSUNH righteousness (fem.)
> DIKAIWMA righteous deed (masc.)

The last line should read:

DIKAIWMA righteous deed (NEUTER)

Yours in His grace,

Richard Ghilardi -- qodeshlayhvh at juno.com
New Haven, CT USA
Nibai kaurno hwaiteis gadriusando in airtha gaswiltith,
silbo ainata aflifnith: ith jabai gaswiltith, manag akran bairith.

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