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RE: [romconlang] What gender are the names of letters?



In Portuguese they are feminine
In Rumansa they are feminine as well.

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From: romconlang@yahoogroups.com [mailto:romconlang@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Eric Christopherson
Sent: Monday, August 14, 2006 4:05 PM
To: romconlang@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [romconlang] What gender are the names of letters?



On Aug 14, 2006, at 3:16 PM, Benct Philip Jonsson wrote:

> What gender are the names of letters in Romance languages?
> In Latin they are neuter, so I guess they are masculine in
> Romance, but you can never be sure, especially as the word
> LITTERA itself is feminine...
>

In Spanish they are feminine. In Portuguese, according to Wikipedia 
at least, they are masculine.


 


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