Masculine a-stem nouns in this language were distinguished from feminine a-stems in the nominative through the addition of an s in analogy with the o-stems.
Masculine a-stem nouns in this language were distinguished from feminine a-stems in the nominative through the addition of an s in analogy with the o-stems. One dialect of this language used the obsolete letter san. Another dialect of this language lost the letter to express the /w/ sound, which came to represent the number "6" instead. The loss of the aspirate "h" sound in Eastern dialects of this language is called: psilosis. Besides Classical Armenian, it is the only extinct Indo-European language to use "e" as an augment to express the past tense. One dialect of this language was written in the script Linear B. This language used a Phoenician-derived alphabet in all dialects except for Arcado-Cypriot. For 10 points, name this language, which was classically divided into Aeolic, Doric, and Ionic.
Masculine a-stem nouns in this language were distinguished from feminine a-stems in the nominative through the addition of an s in analogy with the o-stems.
Ancient Greek [or Classical Greek; prompt on "Greek]