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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: One nutrium, two nutria, three nutrias #144135 06/18/2005 12:47 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 There is a theory running around that the Latin first declension descended from an uncountable plural declension in an older language, hence its similarity to the second declension neuter plural. Or was it the other way round? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted One nutrium, two nutria, three nutrias Father Steve 06/18/2005 1:19 AM Re: One nutrium, two nutria, three nutrias Sparteye 06/18/2005 2:29 AM Re: One nutrium, two nutria, three nutrias Father Steve 06/18/2005 4:39 AM Re: One nutrium, two nutria, three nutrias Faldage 06/18/2005 12:47 PM Re: One nutrium, two nutria, three nutrias Sparteye 06/18/2005 10:03 PM Re: you otter know Jackie 06/19/2005 12:40 AM 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 Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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