[B-Greek] Re: klaiw

George F Somsel gfsomsel at juno.com
Sun Jun 26 17:27:50 EDT 2005


On Sun, 26 Jun 2005 15:25:28 -0500 (CDT) <cmeadows3 at verizon.net> writes:
> Hello all,
> 
> A question about the old vau (digamma)...
> 
> Looking at klaiw - future kausomai.
> 
> I guess the stem was originally klaf.  Smyth writes it as "(klau, 
> klaf)".  Is it correct to say that vau WAS consonantal upsilon?  Or 
> was there a separate entity?  What does Smyth mean when he lists the 
> stem as both klau and klaf?  
> 
> Thanx.
> 
> C Meadows
> Marshall University
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If you will accept the number "3" as a digamma, the root was KLA3-yW
where the "y" is the i-glide.  Please cite the section number when
referring to Smyth.

george
gfsomsel
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