[Avodah] Ivrit

[Zev Sero]

Micha Berger wrote:
> On Wed, February 21, 2007 4:59 pm, R Zev Sero wrote:
> : Lettuce.  I have no idea why Ivrit uses the word for horseradish,...
> 
> Your nomenclature is faulty. There are rishonim who refer to Lashon haQodesh
> as "Lashon Ivri". The word "Ivrit" can't be used as though it exclusively
> means Aba"zit (Ivrit bat zamaneinu) without a modifier.

But did those Rishonim use the "-it" suffix to turn a nation's name
into the language that it speaks?  Nechemiah uses "Ashdodit" and
"Yehudit", and the Mishnah uses "Yevanit", but AFAIK the Rishonim
and Acharonim would have said "Lashon Ashdodi", or "Lashon Yehudi",
or "Lashon Yevani".

-- 
Zev Sero               Something has gone seriously awry with this Court's
zev at sero.name          interpretation of the Constitution.
                       	                          - Clarence Thomas