tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sun Apr 16 21:35:24 1995
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Re: Epithets
> On Sun, 16 Apr 1995 [email protected] wrote:
>
> > What part of speech are the epithets (taHqeq, petaQ etc)?
Let me clarify my previous response. An epithet can behave as either a name
or a noun.
When using an epithet in direct address, it would function like a name
and it would go at the beginning or end of the sentence. E.g.
{toDSaH bIjatlh 'e' yImev} or {bIjatlh 'e' yImev toDSaH}
When using an epithet to refer to someone in the third-person, it would
behave like a noun. E.g.
tajwIj nIHta' yIntaghvetlh.
> > -- toDbaj
>
> yoDtargh