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Gael. An Ghaeilge. File is aistritheoir. Taighdeoir. Jurilinguistics. Former French lecturer. Latinist.
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What amazes me is that (nearly?) all Indo-European languages from Western Europe lost their endings (and thus, often, their cases systems) roughly at the same time.
Latin had six noun cases, but in all Romance languages except Romanian, nouns and adjectives only have one singular form and one plural form left. What happened?
This extra large infographic tells you how the Latin case system collapsed – and why it's the accusative case that lives on in Romance.
This extra large infographic tells you how the Latin case system collapsed – and why it's the accusative case that lives on in Romance.
January 1, 2026 at 9:06 PM
What amazes me is that (nearly?) all Indo-European languages from Western Europe lost their endings (and thus, often, their cases systems) roughly at the same time.
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Sár sár-alt. Ní cuimhin liom anois conas ar cuireadh ar mo shúile é. GML más duine anseo an céad-phóstálaí.
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But if I'm being honest, the only place I can really find my way into Hanukkah this year is when the Maccabees come back to the sacred Temple and find it neglected, desolate, and covered in blood. The...
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December 30, 2024 at 6:56 PM
Sár sár-alt. Ní cuimhin liom anois conas ar cuireadh ar mo shúile é. GML más duine anseo an céad-phóstálaí.
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