tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sun May 24 17:15:41 1998
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Re: Inherently Plural Nouns
In a message dated 98-05-24 18:46:48 EDT, you write:
> >What are the inherently plural nouns? Their singular counterparts that,
> along
> >with the suffix -mey, give the "scattered about" connotation? I know of
> >veng/cha, chuyDaH/vIj, and DoS/ray'. Are there more?
> >
> >tu'wI'
>
> You ask some good questions, tu'wI'. Let's see, I can think of:
>
> begh deflectors
> chuyDaH thrusters (sg. vIj)
> cha torpedoes (sg. peng)
> ghISDen scales
> HoSDo' energy beings (pl. only?)
> jo resources (sg. Sup)
> lolSeHcha attitude control thrusters
> negh soldiers (sg. mang; cf. KGT 49f for discussion)
> no' ancestors (sg. qempa')
> ngop plates (sg. jengva')
> paSlogh socks
> pu'DaH phaser banks
> QaS troops (not including officers)
> Quv coordinates
> ray' targets (sg. DoS)
> wey ship's crew complement (crew + officers; cf. KGT 50)
> 'aH paraphernalia
>
> Can anyone add to this list?
>
> Voragh
When pluralizing the singular forms given above, would I use -mey, giving the
"scattered about" connotation? For example, DoSmey - targets (scattered all
over the place)
tu'wI'