broken plural en · NOUN
Etymology
Calque of Arabic جَمْع مُكَسَّر (jamʕ mukassar).
Meanings
- 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”).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| broken plurals | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Translations (9)
fa-ira جَمْعِ مُکَسَّر (in Arabic and other languages, irregular plural formed by changing the pattern of consonants and vowels) · ar جَمْع تَكْسِير (in Arabic and other languages, irregular plural formed by changing the pattern of consonants and vowels) · tg ҷамъи мукассар (in Arabic and other languages, irregular plural formed by changing the pattern of consonants and vowels) · de gebrochener Plural (in Arabic and other languages, irregular plural formed by changing the pattern of consonants and vowels) · it plurale fratto (in Arabic and other languages, irregular plural formed by changing the pattern of consonants and vowels) · fa-cls جَمْعِ مُکَسَّر (in Arabic and other languages, irregular plural formed by changing the pattern of consonants and vowels) · fr pluriel brisé (in Arabic and other languages, irregular plural formed by changing the pattern of consonants and vowels) · fr pluriel interne (in Arabic and other languages, irregular plural formed by changing the pattern of consonants and vowels) · ar جَمْع مُكَسَّر (in Arabic and other languages, irregular plural formed by changing the pattern of consonants and vowels)