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== Mirandese Grammatical Gender ==
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== Nouns ==
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'''Grammatical Gender'''
  
 
There are only two grammatical genders: masculine and feminine.
 
There are only two grammatical genders: masculine and feminine.
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== Mirandese Plurals ==
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'''Plurals'''
  
 
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