Lynx (was Re: Uralic and IE)
Miguel Carrasquer Vidal
mcv at wxs.nl
Thu Apr 8 00:04:13 UTC 1999
"Peter &/or Graham" <petegray at btinternet.com> wrote:
>Lynx was surely intended by whoever mentioned it as an example. It is not
>the only Greek word ending in -nx. There is also syrinx (shepherd's pipe),
>and of course sphinx, and (shame on you all for not spotting it!) larynx.
>These are all -ng stems.
I wated to use larynx or pharynx, but they are -ng stems. The
animal is an -nk stem. Lugx, lugkos. There's also lugx, luggos
"hiccup".
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Miguel Carrasquer Vidal
mcv at wxs.nl
Amsterdam
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