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Singulare tantum nouns can’t be plural through morphology, but not through syntax. Agreement-mismatched nouns can be singulare tantum if a word appears only in the singular but has plural meaning, thus interfering indirectly in the rest if the morphology. For example: Are the woods red? > ''bearhmhighr''iaidhanesh''em'' rhoeish:. {{term|bearhmhighr}} can’t receive the plural marker, but always has a plural meaning. This affects the pronominal suffix {{term|-es}} that turns plural: {{term|-eshem}}. | Singulare tantum nouns can’t be plural through morphology, but not through syntax. Agreement-mismatched nouns can be singulare tantum if a word appears only in the singular but has dual or plural meaning, thus interfering indirectly in the rest if the morphology. For example: Are the woods red? > ''bearhmhighr''iaidhanesh''em'' rhoeish:. {{term|bearhmhighr}} can’t receive the plural marker, but always has a plural meaning. This affects the pronominal suffix {{term|-es}} that turns plural: {{term|-eshem}}. | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:47, 28 December 2025
Singulare tantum nouns can’t be plural through morphology, but not through syntax. Agreement-mismatched nouns can be singulare tantum if a word appears only in the singular but has dual or plural meaning, thus interfering indirectly in the rest if the morphology. For example: Are the woods red? > bearhmhighriaidhaneshem rhoeish:. bearhmhighr can’t receive the plural marker, but always has a plural meaning. This affects the pronominal suffix -es that turns plural: -eshem.
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