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Re: Attn: Latin Scholars
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"Sylvia S. Edwards" <[log in to unmask]>
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Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Mon, 6 Dec 1999 20:52:06 -0600
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Thank you - I thought so, but never took Latin.

Sylvia
----- Original Message -----
From: "Emilio Jorge Power" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, December 06, 1999 7:24 PM
Subject: Re: [CONCH-L] Attn: Latin Scholars


> Sylvia S. Edwards wrote:
>
> > Is Latin gender specific?  Such as, say Caligula, an ancient Roman
Empire
> > name become a female name if it were spelled Caligulae?
> >
> > I need to know some information on naming of shells and the Latin names.
>
> Hello!
>
>  The ending "ae" is female gender and is pronounced as a long "i". As a
> matter of fact it is
> the only long "i" sound in Latin.
>
> Later,
>
> Emilio Jorge Power
>
> Please visit;
> "The Liguus Home Page"
> http://www.geocities.com/Eureka/Gold/9440/liguus/lighompa.html
> West Melbourne, Florida  USA
>

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