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  Ruby Novacna > 09-05-2022, 12:06 PM

  The separate words ain and dain are not among the most frequent: less than a hundred for ain and two hundred for dain.
  I propose to read them in Greek as ειν and τειν:
  - ειν = εν - in;
  - ειν - ου - where;
  - ειν a (rare?) form of ειναι - inf. of ειμι - to be ;
  - τειν - dative of singular pronoun συ - you, thou.
  
  I don't know if statistics alone, without full or partial translation, can confirm or refute this reading.

• RE: Words ain and dain

  Ruby Novacna > 12-06-2022, 08:07 PM

  If ain means ειν = εν - in, then the word after it should be a noun and not a verb?
  How can we quickly list all the ain?

• RE: Words ain and dain

  RobGea > 13-06-2022, 03:11 PM

  Well it depends on what you want, the word 'ain' on its own , words that contain 'ain', words that end with 'ain', the words that follow 'ain'.
  
  Whatever, just go to voynich.nu get your preferred transliteration from this page -'Text Analysis - Transliteration of the Text'  -- You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
  e.g ZL transliteration file, V2a -- You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
  
  Open it with Notepad++  and click >Search > Find. 
  Then type '.ain'  into the 'Find what' box for all instances of the word 'ain' ( should get 74 hits,  tick 'wrap around'  and search mode 'Normal'  and 'Find all in current document'  )
  You can do this in any good text editor.

• RE: Words ain and dain

  Ruby Novacna > 13-06-2022, 07:22 PM

  Thank you very much, RobGea, 
  I have downloaded the software, I just need to learn how to use it.

• RE: Words ain and dain

  Ruby Novacna > 15-06-2022, 08:30 AM

  I'm not used to working with text editors, Notepad++ must be a good editor, it outputs the search results, unfortunately, I can't adjust the display: despite the dark mode, the contrast is too low. Is there a trick to improve the display?

• RE: Words ain and dain

  nablator > 15-06-2022, 10:02 AM

  (15-06-2022, 08:30 AM)Ruby Novacna Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.I'm not used to working with text editors, Notepad++ must be a good editor, it outputs the search results, unfortunately, I can't adjust the display: despite the dark mode, the contrast is too low. Is there a trick to improve the display?

  Settings / Style configurator / Select theme

• RE: Words ain and dain

  Ruby Novacna > 15-06-2022, 10:11 AM

  Thanks a lot, Nablator, with Deep Black I feel better now

• RE: Words ain and dain

  Ruby Novacna > 21-11-2022, 10:44 AM

  As I continued to learn declension in Ancient Greek little by little, I discovered that my way of reading EVA ain as ειν and dain as τειν is not the only one possible, the words αιν and ταιν should also be tested:
  ·[font=Times New Roman]        [/font]αιν - fem gen /dat dual of ος ;
  ·[font=Times New Roman]        [/font]ταιν - fem gen /dat dual of ο.

• RE: Words ain and dain

  Ruby Novacna > 23-11-2022, 03:34 PM

  Reading the words orol.dain together, I get the word ορατην, either sg fem acc of ορατος - to be seen, visible or sg masc acc of ορατης - beholder, observer. In this case dain is read as την.
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