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Other languages also have this exact same quirk, like Spanish[1] or Portuguese[2]. [1] https://es.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nombre_colectivo https://es.m.wikipedia
by aaco 2y ago
Other languages also have this exact same quirk, like Spanish[1] or Portuguese[2].
[1] https://es.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nombre_colectivo https://es.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nombre_colectivo
[2] https://pt.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Substantivo_coletivo https://pt.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Substantivo_coletivo
- ConsiderCrying 2y agoWow, that is fascinating. I will have to use auto-translation but definitely saving these for an evening read, thank you.
- aspenmayer 2y agoIn English, these are called terms of venery: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_noun#Terms_of_venery https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_noun#Terms_of_vener... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_animal_names https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_animal_names