broken plural

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  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”).

词形变化

broken plurals plural

词源

Calque of Arabic جَمْع مُكَسَّر (jamʕ mukassar).
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