1910 Articles

Note on the Foreign Elements in Rumanian

Vexler, Feliciu

Under this title Mr. E. H. Tuttle published in Modern Philology, July, 1909, pp. 23-25, an article dealing with the derivation of Rumanian sută, the origin of the Rumanian supine, and the treatment of the group sc. The fact is interesting, indicating as it does that Rumanian, the Cinderella of the Romance tongues, is beginning to receive her share of attention on the part of American philologists. However, as is natural with a new subject and one which requires a preparation quite different from that of the average Romance scholar, the chances for error are numerous.