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Re: [romconlang] Syllable structure in Latin



No, although most words which had it dropped the _g_
already in classical times. There are _gnarus, gnatus,
gnavus_ sometimes so spelled, and _gnosco, gnotus_
very seldom so spelled, except in _cogno..., igno..._,
always so spelled. Finally there's _Gnaeus/Cnaeus/Cn._
always so spelled. Perhaps there are a few more.
For Romance purposes all of these, including CONOSCERE,
will admittedly have /n/- -- except _Gnaeus_ which
went obsolete.

On 2012-02-23 08:07, Peter Collier wrote:
Gn- was itself Greek, was it not?

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On 2012-02-21 21:51, Peter Collier wrote:
Does  (s) (C) (L) V (L/N) (C) (s)  cover all potential Latin syllables?

No, at least /gn/ also occurred as onset. Then there are Greek loans.

/bpj