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This distinction also applies to abstract nouns (which often use unmarked collectives). The collective of an abstract noun refers to the quality in general, and the singulative and plurative refer to one or more specific instances or manifestations of the abstraction. For example, the collective ''fosgu'' means 'valor (in general)'; the singulative ''fosgu[???]'' means 'a valiant deed'; the plurative ''fosgu[???]ar'' means 'valiant deeds'. | This distinction also applies to abstract nouns (which often use unmarked collectives). The collective of an abstract noun refers to the quality in general, and the singulative and plurative refer to one or more specific instances or manifestations of the abstraction. For example, the collective ''fosgu'' means 'valor (in general)'; the singulative ''fosgu[???]'' means 'a valiant deed'; the plurative ''fosgu[???]ar'' means 'valiant deeds'. | ||
The plural is usually of the form | The plural is usually of the form [singular]''-ar''. Nouns of Netagin origin in ''-ǿ'' may use an ''-ǿv'' plural. | ||
The collective is marked by ''-n'' for nouns with a marked collective. | The collective is marked by ''-n'' for nouns with a marked collective. | ||