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In Mirandese, plural morphology on nouns denote that there is more than one of something. | In Mirandese, plural morphology on nouns denote that there is more than one of something. | ||
Revision as of 14:59, 16 February 2023
Nouns
Grammatical Gender
There are only two grammatical genders: masculine and feminine.
- Most masculine nouns end in «o», «e» or a consonant.
- nino<n><m> ↔ nino
- home<n><m> ↔ home
- fator<n><m> ↔ fator
- Most feminine nouns end in «a», «e».
- boda<n><m> ↔ boda
- arble<n><m> ↔ arble
Plurals
In Mirandese, plural morphology on nouns denote that there is more than one of something.
There are only two numbers in Mirandese, singular and plural.
- Masculine nouns ending in a vowel take the suffix «s».
- nome<n><m><pl> ↔ nomes
- gato<n><m><pl> ↔ gatos
- Masculine nouns ending in a consonant take the suffix «es».
- cumputador<n><m><pl> ↔ cumputadores
- papel<n><m><pl> ↔ papeles
- Masculine nouns ending in a cedilla take the suffix «zes».
- beç<n><m><pl> ↔ bezes
- paíç<n><m><pl> ↔ paízes
