Patrick Dunn wrote:
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> On Tue, 8 Aug 2000, Jonathan Chang wrote:
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> > In a message dated 2000/08/09 01:43:02 AM, hsteoh@QUICKFUR.YI.ORG wrote:
> >
> > >"Plural nouns" and "singular nouns" are easily understood, but "zero
> > >nouns" may be misread to mean no nouns, instead of a noun in its zero
> > >number... so I need a better term! Suggestions will be appreciated!
>
> I seem to recall in the FAQ something about a case indicating lack.
> Partative? Hmm.
Partitive is usually used to mean some of something. You may be
thinking of abessive. One of my langs uses this to mean "without" or
"lacking."
Nicole