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From: Stan Levinson <stlev99 at yahoo.com>
Subject: LL-L "Morphology" 2008.06.30 (04) [E]

Ingmar,
To add some interest to this non-Lowlands Question, you might find
interesting that in Sicilian, the definite articles are EITHER "o" or
"lo"/"lu" (feminine a/la), with the difference being, I believe, regional.
My knowledge is not first-hand.
Stan

From: Ingmar Roerdinkholder <ingmar.roerdinkholder at WORLDONLINE.NL>
Subject: LL-L "Morphology" 2008.06.29 (03) [E]

Yes, you wonder right.
Ivison, what is the origin of the O + A articles in Portuguese?
In Spanish it's EL + LA, in Italian IL + LA, in French LE + LA?
I know Ptg dropped its middle L and N - I guess the word Portuguese is
from PortugaLese itself - so may O and A be from eLo and eLa?
And was "elo" the neuter article, I'd expect masculine to end in -e "eLe"?

Ciao, obrigado
Ingmar

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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Morphology

Demonstrative pronouns in *Latin*:

Singular:
masculine: *ille*
feminine: *illa*
neuter: *illud*

Plural:
masculine: *illi*
feminine: *illae*
neuter: *illa*

Definite articles in *Italian*:

Singular:
masculine: *il*, *lo*
feminine: *la***

Plural:
masculine: *gli*
feminine: *le***

Demonstrative pronouns in *Old Norse*:

Singular:
masculine: *sa*
feminine: *sú*
neuter: *þat*
* *
Plural:
masculine: *þeir***
feminine: *þær*
neuter: *þau***

Demonstrative pronouns in *Old English*:

Singular:
masculine: *se***
feminine: *seð*
neuter: *þ**æ**t***
* *
Plural:
all: *þa***

Demonstrative pronouns in *Old Frisian*:

Singular:
masculine: *th**í***
feminine: *thiu*
neuter: *th**et***
* *
Plural:
all: *tha***
 **
Demonstrative pronouns in *Old Saxon*:

Singular:
masculine: *se, thi*,* thie*****
feminine: *thiu*, *the*
neuter: *tha**t*, *the***
* *
Plural:
masculine: *thia*,* thie*,* the*
feminine: *thia*,* **the*
neuter: *thiu*,* thia*

Demonstrative pronouns in *Gothic*:

Singular:
masculine: *sa*******
feminine: *s**ō***
neuter: *þata*****
* *
Plural:
masculine: *þai***
feminine: *þ**ōs***
neuter: *þ**ō***
**
*
*Demonstrative pronouns in *Sanskrit*:

Singular:
masculine: साः *sāḥ*****
feminine: सा *sā***
neuter: तत् *ta**t*****
* *
Plural:
masculine: से *s**e*
feminine: ताः *t**ā**ḥ***
neuter: तानि *t**āni*

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron**
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