broken plural

短语

词形变化

broken plurals 复数 broken plurals

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An irregular plural formed by changing the pattern of consonants and vowels inside the singular form, found in the Semitic languages and other Afroasiatic languages such as Berber. An example in Arabic is مَكَاتِب (makātib, “desks”), the plural form of مَكْتَب (maktab, “desk”).

词源

Calque of Arabic جَمْع مُكَسَّر (jamʕ mukassar).

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