diphthongs (correction)

[Jacob Baltuch]

Just to correct something I wrote in my previous post.

>If I understand what you're saying, the pluti-ness of the e must be a relic
>in the modern recitation of an original [ai'i] pronunciation. But if that's
>the case I'm lost. Why couldn't it be the relic of a [e:'i] pronunciation?

Michael of course never said the e was pluti, but that zreSTha was metrically
worth 3 syllables.

So let me rephrase:

>If I understand what you're saying the fact that zreSTha has 3 syllables
>must be a relic of an original [zrai'iSTha] pronunciation. But why couldn't
>it be the relic of a [zre:'iSTha] pronunciation?