Antiquitates 15: 260

Penner pennerkm at mcmaster.ca
Fri Nov 8 11:03:57 EST 2002


Jim wrote: "apo serves here much like an alpha privative."

Barry replied:
> Jim, could you provide lexicographical support (i.e., 
> parallels) of this rather unusual usage of APO?

APO does at times carry the force of an alpha privative, but onyx in
compounds (e.g., APOTIMAW = fail to honour; APOSITEW = to stop eating),
so I still find the alpha private argument unconvincing in this case,
especially considering the context (as Carl demonstrated).

Ken Penner
McMaster University

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