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selbri

/sɛlbɹiː/

selbri noun: a word acting like a predicate, which is immediately preceded by one sumti (“argument”), x_1, and usually followed by one or more sumti (“arguments”): x_2, x_3... up to no further than x_5. It is analogous to a verb in natural languages (non-constructed languages).

Noun

selbri (plural selbri)

  1. (Lojban) A word acting like a predicate, which is immediately preceded by one sumti (“argument”), x_1, and usually followed by one or more sumti (“arguments”): x_2, x_3... up to no further than x_5. It is analogous to a verb in natural languages (non-constructed languages).
    • A selbri together with its associated sumti (if any) forms a bridi (“sentence/predication”). A selbri without any sumti is called an observative bridi (“sentence/predication”).

Forms of selbri

pluralselbri

Origin of selbri

From Lojban.

Questions about selbri

What does selbri mean?
Selbri means a word acting like a predicate, which is immediately preceded by one sumti (“argument”), x_1, and usually followed by one or more sumti (“arguments”): x_2, x_3... up to no further than x_5. It is analogous to a verb in natural languages (non-constructed languages).
What part of speech is selbri?
Selbri is a noun.
How do you pronounce selbri?
Selbri is pronounced /sɛlbɹiː/.
What is the plural of selbri?
The plural of selbri is selbri.

Words near selbri in the dictionary

  1. Selberg sieves
  2. Selborne
  3. Selbornian
  4. Selbornians
  5. Selbourne
  6. selbri
  7. Selby
  8. Selbys
  9. selca
  10. SELCAL
  11. SELCALed

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