Agent nouns Sample Clauses

Agent nouns. Agent nouns are derived from action verbs and are characterized by the agent suffix –ı`. For each agent noun there is a paradigm of feminine and masculine singular forms and two plural forms: Masculine singular agent noun: V–ı` Feminine singular agent noun: V–ı`–su&` Plural agent noun: V–ı`–so`, V–wa´–ı` The masculine singular form consists of the verb root plus the agent suffix. Feminine singular agent nouns are derived from the masculine form by adding the feminine gender marker –su&`. There are two alternative forms of plural agent nouns: one is formed by adding the (nominal) plural marker –so` to the masculine form; the other form consists of the plural verb stem (with the verbal plural marker –wa´) and the agent suffix. The following examples illustrate paradigms of agent nouns. singular agent nouns (m.) (f.) plural agent nouns fa`re´–y` fa`re´–y`–su&` fa`re´–y`–so`, fa`re´–wa´–y` liar (m., f.); liars ha`ba´–y` ha`ba´–y`–su&` ha`ba´–y`–so`, ha`ba´–wa´´–y` parent (m., f.); parents no´we´–y` no´we´–y`–su&` no´we´–y`–so`, no´we´–wa´–y` grinder (m., f.); grinders thı´me´–y` thı´me´–y`–su&` thı´me´–y`–so`, thı´me´–wa´–y` cook (m., f.); cooks thı`ne´–y` thı`ne´–y`–su&` thı`ne´–y`–so`, thı`ne´–wa´–y` sewer (m., f.); sewers xwa`nte´–y` xwa`nte´–y`–su&` xwa`nte´–y`–so`, xwa`nte´–wa´–y` stirrer (m., f.); stirrers (of mash) !'ı`ne´–y` !'ı`ne´–y`–su&` !'ı`ne´–y`–so`, !'ı`ne´–wa´–y` hunter (m., f.); hunters ŋ!a`me´–y` ŋ!a`me´–y`–so`, ŋ!a`me´–wa´–y` blacksmith (m.), blacksmiths