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broken plurals

broken plurals is the plural of broken plural.

Meaning of broken plural

Noun

broken plural (plural broken plurals)

  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”).
    Antonyms:
    sound plural

Questions about broken plurals

What is broken plurals the plural of?
Broken plurals is the plural of broken plural.

Words near broken plurals in the dictionary

  1. broken open
  2. broken out
  3. broken pipe
  4. broken pipes
  5. broken plural
  6. broken plurals
  7. broken power law
  8. broken ranks
  9. broken record
  10. broken records
  11. broken reed

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