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Gratias pro le information super "moglie"
   Stan Mulaik

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Stan,
I believe, actually may have erred here. Italian nouns derive from the
accusative; e.g., terram > terra(m) > [it.] terra. I believe the accusative of
mulierem, ergo moglie(re). But I think the idea of what you were getting at
is the point; i.e., moglie is NOT derived from the nominative, rather from
the mulier- root + suffix form. That is what I intended when I quickly
jumped in and answered.
There's a whole theory about this is Romance Linguistics which may hve
changed or shifted to another theory, but it has been accepted that italian
nouns (for the most part) are derived from the latin accusative case form
and it is precisely nouns of this type (where the accusative has a
different added ending + the usual case ending) that have been used to
support this theory. I'd be happy to supply more information if you wish
but I'm not at home where all my sources are.
Sincerely,
Robert


& r
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Subject: Re:  Italian "moglie" < Lat. mulier? -Reply -Reply

Gratias, de plus, Roberto pro le informationes additional.  Io va
prestar lo a mi amicos.

Vos es un studente del linguistica romance?
    Stan Mulaik