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muriel_volestrangler

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12. I'm glad to see the lichen namer went for treating 'obama' as a 1st declension noun

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Reply #4)

Mon Aug 12, 2019, 09:08 AM

Aug 2019

since it ends in 'a', so that the genitive 'of Obama' is 'obamae'. While most 1st declension nouns are feminine, there are a few masculine ones like 'agricola'='farmer', so that shouldn't have been a problem. 'Obamai' looks awkward in Latin.

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President Barack H. Obama Avenue [View all] Soph0571 Aug 2019 OP

Great idea! blueinredohio Aug 2019 #1

Link to MoveOn.org petition Dennis Donovan Aug 2019 #2

Don't get your hopes up... brooklynite Aug 2019 #3

Even an unofficial street name for one block. . . DinahMoeHum Aug 2019 #5

List of things named after Barack Obama Dennis Donovan Aug 2019 #4

That list is amazing! Soph0571 Aug 2019 #6

Cool stuff, thanks! Pacifist Patriot Aug 2019 #8

and 'shit' was renamed 'Trump'. lol SummerSnow Aug 2019 #10

Many a day, I've had to interrupt my work..... lastlib Aug 2019 #11

I'm glad to see the lichen namer went for treating 'obama' as a 1st declension noun muriel_volestrangler Aug 2019 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author treestar Aug 2019 #17

Thank you, so amazing treestar Aug 2019 #18

"I could shoot someone on President Barack H. Obama Avenue, Bob Loblaw Aug 2019 #7

Obama Avenue would rattle trump wherever he is, for as long as trump is empedocles Aug 2019 #9

Oh please oh please oh please... Blue Owl Aug 2019 #13

And chances are 10 yrs from now revisionist historians would change it back... MadDAsHell Aug 2019 #14

I hope that this plan is successful Gothmog Aug 2019 #15

Oh my god! Like LA only it would be an Avenue! Cha Aug 2019 #16

Obama joins Washington Adams and Jefferson who also have streets JI7 Aug 2019 #19