Oops.

[Bruce Ingham]

On 3/4/05 4:54 pm, "R. Rankin" <rankin at ku.edu> wrote:

>> In other words, the lines representing the other
>> cases formed OBLIQUE angles with vertical the casus
>> rectus, and, as you moved from case to case, the
>> angles DECLINED.  Thus the origin of 'declension' and
>> 'oblique cases'.
>
> I see that ADJ.-DET.  relationships are changing in my
> 66 year-old English.  The above should read:  "with the
> vertical casus rectus", NOT "with vertical the casus
> rectus"
>
> Bob
>
>
>
Arabic does it too marfu' 'raised' is nominative, mansuub 'inclined' is
accusative and majruur 'pulled' is genitive, all through of as 1-90 degrees.
However they may have it from the Greeks
Bruce