Dative plural of adjecives in -ϝεντ-
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Dative plural of adjecives in -ϝεντ-
-εσι(ν) or -εισι(ν)? Smyth says -εσι(ν), but I'd expect -εντσι(ν) > -εισι(ν), and I can't find either form with a Perseus collections search of χαρίεις.
εἰς ἄκρον περ ὄρος βραδέως τε μόγις τ' ἀναβαίνων
γῆν ἀποπίπτουσαν ἔκ μεο θηέομαι
γῆν ἀποπίπτουσαν ἔκ μεο θηέομαι
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Re: Dative plural of adjecives in -ϝεντ-
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Re: Dative plural of adjecives in -ϝεντ-
Reading over Smyth again I noticed what I had earlier overlooked: "χαριετ- is a weak form of the stem χαριεντ-; it appears also in χαρίεσι for χαριετ-σι." Thanks for the further evidence.
εἰς ἄκρον περ ὄρος βραδέως τε μόγις τ' ἀναβαίνων
γῆν ἀποπίπτουσαν ἔκ μεο θηέομαι
γῆν ἀποπίπτουσαν ἔκ μεο θηέομαι