Re: Meyadhew
From: | Mau Rauszer <maurauser@...> |
Date: | Friday, January 31, 2003, 6:16 |
Christopher Wright <faceloran@...> 2003.01.30. 20:41:06 -5h-kor írta:
> Nik cuendalves:
> >Mau Rauszer wrote:
> >> C5: collective or plural-by-meaning nouns
> >What does the fifth category mean?
>
> A coven (as of witches), an order (as of wizards), a company, a covey, a
> gaggle, etc. They're grammatically singular and semantically (is that the
> right word?) plural. Thus, they would be in C5. At least, that's what it
> would seem to mean, but I'm not Mau.
Yes. But not only these nouns but materials ised as substantial names.
-- Mau