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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Parma Parmesan #135002 11/07/2004 1:19 AM Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... The MW Buzzword was parmesan. A brief list of cheeses from various locations (Colby, Cheddar, Gorgonzola, and Parma) was listed there. What I'm wondering about is why the 'a' in Parma was dropped and an 'e' replaced it. Is this a rule for adjective formation in Italian? Emanuela, are you looking in? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Parma Parmesan Wordwind 11/07/2004 1:19 AM Re: Parma Parmesan sjmaxq 11/07/2004 2:06 AM Re: Parma Parmesan jheem 11/07/2004 1:00 PM Re: Parma Parmesan amnow 11/07/2004 2:08 AM Re: Parma Parmesan Buffalo Shrdlu 11/07/2004 2:19 AM Re: Parma Parmesan musick 11/07/2004 3:39 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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