Was the matathesis of the two initial consonants in the two Latin loan words listed below a common feature of the borrowing process?
duracinum -> δωράκινον -> ῥοδάκινον
sextarius -> ξέστης
Plausibility of metathetised consonants in Latin loan words?
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Plausibility of metathetised consonants in Latin loan words?
τί δὲ ἀγαθὸν τῇ πομφόλυγι συνεστώσῃ ἢ κακὸν διαλυθείσῃ;
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Re: Plausibility of metathetised consonants in Latin loan wo
One thinks of the DGNT. (the Dyslexic Greek New Testament:)
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Mk 5:9 (RP:) Καὶ ἐπηρώτα αὐτόν, Tί σοι ὄνομα; Καὶ ἀπεκρίθη, λέγων, Λεγεὼν ὄνομά μοι, ὅτι πολλοί ἐσμεν.
Mk 5:9 (DGNT:) Καὶ ἐπηρώτα αὐτόν, Tί σοι ὄνομα; Καὶ ἀπεκρίθη, γελῶν, Γελέων ὄνομά μοι, ὅτι πολλὰ μετατίθημι.
(Γελέων was a proper name.)
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Re: Plausibility of metathetised consonants in Latin loan wo
The question conflates several different linguistic phenomena. Best to consult a classical linguist.