Re: Translation of city names

On Wed, 31 May 2006 12:18:15 +0000 (UTC), Salvatore Volatile <me@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

BTW, how did the Romance language names of "London" get that "r" towards
the end, given that the Latin name was Londinium?

I don't know specifically, but offhand I'd guess regular sound change.
Note Latin -> Spanish:
homin- hombre
nomin- nombre
femin- hembra

So Londin- -> Londre(s) fits the same pattern.

-Aaron J. Dinkin
Dr. Whom

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