1- in the earliest stages, certain adjectives used both masculine and
feminine forms. I.e., certain adjectives were used only of males and others
were used only of females.
2- at some point, adjectives which were only applied to males began to be
applied to females, and vice versa.
3- At some point this usage forced the case endings of the feminine form to
be abandoned in favor of the masculine form.
But why?
Thanks,
Jim
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Jim West, ThD
Adjunct Professor of Bible
Quartz Hill School of Theology
jwest@highland.net
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